Scientists from University at Buffalo and elsewhere found that insulin resistance is linked to the preference for sugary foods in people with obesity.
Obesity is a health problem in which a person has an excessive amount of body fat that may cause health issues.
It is typically determined by measuring a person’s body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared.
A BMI of 30 or higher is considered to be obese. Obesity can increase the risk of various health problems, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and certain types of cancer.
This research study is trying to find out if people who have a hard time using insulin (a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels) like sugary foods more than people who don’t have this problem.
The team asked 13 people who are obese to eat yogurts that were either sweetened with sugar or a different kind of sweetener called monk fruit.
The people ate the yogurts for six days and were given a choice between sugar-sweetened or monk fruit-sweetened yogurts.
The researchers found that the people in the study ate more sugar-sweetened yogurt than monk fruit-sweetened yogurt.
They also found that the people who had more problems with insulin in their bodies tended to choose sugar-sweetened yogurt more often than the people who didn’t have insulin problems.
This means that people who have trouble using insulin might be more likely to choose sugary foods, which can make it hard for them to make healthy choices when it comes to what they eat.
The researchers think that more research is needed to see if treatments that help improve insulin problems might also help people to like sugary foods less.
This could be an important finding because if people are less interested in sugary foods, they might be more likely to make healthier choices and feel better.
However, more research needs to be done to find out if this is true.
The research was published in Psychosomatic Medicine and was conducted by Leonard H Epstein et al.
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