In the last article we discussed the complex relationship between body weight and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We learned that although obesity is strongly associated with T2DM, a subset of "metabolically healthy obese" (MHO) people have normal blood sugar and insulin sensitivity and don't ever develop diabetes. In this article we're going to talk about the mirror reflection of the MHO: the "metabolically unhealthy nonobese" (MUN). These are lean people with either full-fledged type 2 ...
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