This book analyzes many of the risk factors that increase the likelihood of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and that can change the epigenetic pattern in liver, adiposse tissue and skeletal muscle, varying gene expresion and metabolism in these organs.
Furthermore, the autor details how obesity contributes to the establishment of low-grade inflammation and insulin resistance states.
Diets high in fat and sugar, as well as obesity, are associated with variations in the usual patterns of DNA methylation in genes involved [...] Voir livre