Michael Greger, MD, FACLM - Author - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/author/mgreger/ Food. Science. Health. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Should Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Take DHA Supplements? https://nutritionstudies.org/should-pregnant-and-breastfeeding-women-take-dha-supplements/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:10:44 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=32635 Does maternal supplementation with the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid DHA improve psychomotor, mental, visual, or physical development of infants?

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]]> What Causes Insulin Resistance? Is Fat the Cause of Type 2 Diabetes? https://nutritionstudies.org/what-causes-insulin-resistance-is-fat-the-cause-of-type-2-diabetes/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:41:32 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=32520 Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on “intramyocellular lipid,” the buildup of fat inside our muscle cells.

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