“Research by kinesiology investigator Dustin Hittel, PhD, has proven that muscle in extremely obese individuals produces large amounts of a protein called myostatin, which normally inhibits muscle growth - suggesting that for Type 2 diabetics, and the very obese, the task of getting healthy may be more difficult than initially thought. ‘Losing muscle mass makes sense from an evolutionary perspective since having large muscles during famine puts you at a serious risk for starvation,’ explains Hittel. ‘Unfortunately, this survival mechanism has left us ill-equipped to deal with a Western lifestyle - lots of calories, little exercise - and it has laid the groundwork for the current epidemic of Type 2 diabetes.’ ‘The goal of my research is to understand how obesity, diet and exercise influence our metabolism and interact with our genome. This research sheds some light on an important part of the puzzle.’”
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140600.php
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