Cocoa shells may help prevent obesity-induced insulin resistance AskADoctor DailyHealthTips HealthcareMagic
Obesity alters cells in ways that can lead to long-term health problems. Examples of obesity-induced cell changes include inflammation and damage to metabolic functions, such as the ability to use insulin and make energy.
Interaction between the fat-laden adipocytes and the macrophages, in turn, promotes a state of persistent, or chronic, inflammation that accompanies obesity. Cocoa compound could 'delay or prevent' type 2 diabetesCocoa contains a catechin that could protect insulin-producing cells from the damage that occurs in type 2 diabetes, according to research in rats.Read now "We observed," says lead study author Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz, Ph.D.,"that the extract was able to maintain the mitochondria and their function, modulating the inflammatory process and maintaining the adipocytes' sensitivity to insulin.
People with obesity have a higher risk of developing long-term diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, and conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. In one set of experiments, the scientists got white adipocytes to grow in a culture containing macrophages. Rebollo-Hernanz says that they saw that the white adipocytes that grew in this way had fewer mitochondria and that the mitochondria that did grow were impaired.
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