How glucose moves in and out of cells is important to understanding insulin resistance, fuel use, and more. Let’s learn about glucose transporters on cells and how they regulate glucose in the body.

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We’ve been told for decades that saturated fats cause plaques that block blood vessels. What if that’s wrong?

Study #1 - https://www.pnas.org/content/76/1/333.short

Study #2 - https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(00)81574-3#BIB40

Study #3 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9488997/

Study #4 - https://www.plefa.com/article/S0952-3278(12)00146-9/pdf

Study #5 - https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/346/bmj.e8707.full.pdf

Study #6 - https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246

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While a calorie is certainly a calorie, overlooking the effect of those calories on insulin means we miss a piece of the metabolic puzzle. We’ll explore some studies that reveal what insulin does to metabolic rate in the body.

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A low-carb diet can do a lot of good things, but does it come at the expense of the thyroid? We’ll review the evidence and explore the relationship between thyroid and carbs.

Here are the resources that Ben references during the episode:

Study #1 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11167929/

Study #2 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6865775/

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When fat cells get too big rather than too many, they start to suffer. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team review the evidence for why this happens and what you can do about it.

Here are the resources that Ben references:

Source #1 - https://jim.bmj.com/content/64/5/989

Source #2 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30649347/

Source #3 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32398753/

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Are you worried about your fatty liver. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team explore what the sweet carbohydrate, fructose, does to liver fat.

Here are the three studies that Ben references during this session:

Source - #1 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa332/6056215?fbclid=IwAR3K6hXW-NlQFWUdsnr0RcQuzgSatgJEosx_8Q3gE79VFL-XkLkYldeRD-c

Source - #2 - https://www.jci.org/articles/view/37385/figure/1

Source #3 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25825943/

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Are you eating enough salt to stay insulin sensitive? Dietary salt is too often viewed as something to avoid, but could eating too little salt actually make your metabolic problems worse? Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team discuss what you need to know.

Here is the link referenced in this episode:

Source #1 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9589654/

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Long term restriction of calories seems like the simplest answer to losing weight; eat less weigh less, right? However, this approach the serious consequences that chronic calorie restriction has on your fat cells and hormones. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team explain the metabolic reasons why getting healthier is not just about calories.

Here is the link referenced in this episode:

Source #1 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3308961/

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