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Insulin Resistance and Obesity

I first heard about insulin resistance in about 2014, without understanding. But in 2016 during his trial, Prof. Timothy Noakes mentioned it in these two very short videos.

Prof. Timothy Noakes (2 minutes)

Published by: CAPE TOWN LIVE - May 2016

Tim Noakes deposition to the Health Professions Council of South Africa in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.

I'm not sure that Prof. Noakes himself really understands insulin resistance. He says it's genetic. Other's say that it's simply the physiological response to too much insulin in the blood over a long time, and body cells start to "ignore" the hormone signal from insulin, just like the smell receptors in your nose begin to ignore a perfume you are wearing. Then again many endocrinologists believe that obesity causes insulin resistance. Does insulin resistance cause obesity, or does obesity cause insulin resistance? I leave you to think about that.

Prof. Timothy Noakes (8 minutes)

Published by: CAPE TOWN LIVE - May 2016

Bret Scher and Professor Ben Bikman (16 minutes)

Published by: Diet Doctor - 13 Jan 2021

Is too much insulin a root cause for the chronic diseases that plague modern society? According to Professor Ben Bikman, it likely is.

Insulin Resistance and Obesity

The first two files are from the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes

227/ Andrea Jasper - Impact Obesity

183/ Cathy Plowman - Obesity - Unhealthy Food

Jonathan Coleman - Health Minister, and Minister of Sport and Recreation (2015)
"Plan to Reduce Childhood Obesity"