On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Ken Stuart wrote:
>
> > Insulin resistance is caused by elevated amounts of insulin, which is
itself
> > caused by elevated carb intake and/or decreased exercise.
>
Todd Moody -> Isn't it the other way around? Persistent high levels of
> insulin are caused by IR, no?  The question is why
> these levels remain high.  Saturates appear to contribute to this
> by altering membrane characteristics, changing the rate at which
> insulin enters the cells.  This, at least, is what I have
> gathered from things I have read.  I doubt that this is the whole
> story about IR, but it seems to be part of it.

Could you please explain what you mean by the word saturates?
Larelle