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Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes
ScienceDailySunday, July 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Scientists discovered that damaged fat cells can become inflamed, lose their ability to store lipids, and eventually vanish, disrupting the body’s metabolism.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists discovered that damaged fat cells can become inflamed, lose their ability to store lipids, and eventually vanish, disrupting the body’s metabolism.
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Scientists discovered that damaged fat cells can become inflamed, lose their ability to store lipids, and eventually vanish, disrupting the body’s metabolism.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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