Characteristics of adolescents and youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes: the TODAY cohort at baseline
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Historically, GIP was believed to have a minor role in glucose metabolism, but recent evidence suggests that it enhances insulin secretion and regulates lipid metabolism
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Other Uses: Often incorporated into body recomposition or cutting protocols when patients want fat loss support without appetite suppression, hormonal disruption, or nervous system stimulation
Kessler also wrote that obesity is a metabolic disorder that causes the body to create too much fat tissue
