I’ve argued that obesity, diabetes and heart disease are the human expression of mammalian torpor, an altered metabolic state characterized by high levels of desaturase enzymes and high circulating branched chain amino acids (BCAAs): leucine, isoleucine and valine. A torpid mammal prefers to store fat rather than burn it. Two 2023 papers add significant evidence … Human Metabolic Syndrome Resembles Mammalian Torpor (New Evidence) Read More » The post Human Metabolic Syndrome Resembles Ma...
