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Healthy gut biome could help with insulin resistance

Dear Doctor: Does insulin resistance increase as we age? I just read it has something to do with the gut. Why would that be true?

Dear Reader: To talk about insulin resistance, we should start with insulin. It’s a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps to make glucose available to the body, which uses it for energy. After you eat, as your body digests the food, glucose is released into the blo…

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