Obesity, leptin resistance, and the effects of insulin reduction – Lustig(2004)

September 10, 2016 richard

Lustig RH, Sen S, Soberman JE, Velasquez-Mieyer PA (2004)

Obesity, leptin resistance, and the effects of insulin reduction

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Oct;28(10):1344-8.
DOI:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802753
pubmed

We reckon: This study showed in people who were leptin resistant, if you suppress insulin chemically they become leptin sensitive again – showing that chronic high levels of insulin (hyperinsulinemia) may be a cause of leptin resistance.

2 Responses to “Obesity, leptin resistance, and the effects of insulin reduction – Lustig(2004)”

Dr Lou
8 years ago
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Hi 2KetoDudes,

Thanks to Carl’s post the other week, the short videos by Robert Lustig (on Youtube) is another great way to explain Leptin Resistance (here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo3TRbkIrow).

Cheers
Dr Lou
- richard
  8 years ago
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  Thanks Dr Lou – we are collecting Video resources on our site too and have Dr Lustig’s full series “The skinny on Obesity”
  
  //blog.2keto.com/videos/robert-lustig/the-complete-skinny-on-obesity/
  
  But yes episode #3 is the critical one for explaining that