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Assertion Supported
Science Proved Insulin Regulates Fat Storage by the Early 1960s
“By the early 19 sixties, it was clear that insulin, the hormone insulin, was the primary regulator of fat accumulation in the human body.”
Gary Taubes Nov 30, 2017 ▶ 43:46 #25 Gary Taubes: Is Sugar Slowly Killing Us
Assertion Supported
Pre-WWII German and Austrian Scientists Concluded Obesity Is a Hormonal Disorder
“The German and Austrian clinicians, and Germany and Austria was, you know, these people were doing far and away the best medical science in the world at the time, and they pioneered all the fields of science relevant to Obesity, so metabolism, genetics endocri…”
Gary Taubes Nov 30, 2017 ▶ 38:58 #25 Gary Taubes: Is Sugar Slowly Killing Us
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