insulin resistance

The researchers found kids with a bigger wrist size had high insulin levels.

Higher levels eventually lead to insulin resistance, which is considered an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease in later life.

Senior author of the study, Dr. Raffaella Buzzetti, professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy stated, "Wrist circumference mirrors insulin resistance levels.”

Researchers at the University of Montpellier, France, established that high plasma selenium concentrates in foods like nuts could slash dysglycemia incidence--pre-diabetic state associated with insulin resistance.

Lead researcher, Tasnime Akbaraly, University of Montpellier said, “Our results showed that for elderly males, having (blood) selenium concentrations in the top third of the population was significantly associated with a lower risk of developing dysglycemia over the following nine years.”

1162 people studied

Researchers at the U.S. National Marine Mammal Foundation revealed that bottlenose dolphins that develop type 2 diabetes like humans also exhibit a form of insulin resistance, quite similar to humans. But surprisingly enough, the aquatic mammals also have an ability to switch this term on and off, making it less harmful.