Question 145 of 433
Does insulin resistance affect the brain and cancer risk?
The short answer
Yes. It raises the risk of dementia and of several cancers.
People with type 2 diabetes have roughly one and a half to two times the risk of dementia. Some researchers have nicknamed Alzheimer’s “type 3 diabetes.” That label goes further than the evidence, but the link is real. High insulin is also a growth signal, and obesity and diabetes are associated with higher rates of cancers of the colon, breast, uterus, liver, and pancreas. Fixing your metabolism protects far more than your blood sugar.
“This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship.” From the book’s medical disclaimer. Full disclaimer
OBSERVATIONAL / MECHANISTIC — Diabetes, obesity, dementia, and cancer associations; reversing a marker does not prove prevention of all outcomes.Evidence grade (draft mapping)CObservationalPart 11, Q145 · Part sources
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