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The U.S. is linked to insulin resistance through its typical diet, where refined sugars and grains comprise 39% of energy intake, promoting insulin resistance [1], and through rising temperatures from climate change that may deactivate metabolic processes in brown adipose tissue, leading to insulin resistance [2].
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Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the ... academia.edu 1 fact
measurementRefined sugars and grains comprise 39% of the typical United States diet's energy intake, which promotes insulin resistance.
Implications of the Western Diet for Agricultural Production, Health ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimIn the USA, rising temperatures resulting from global climate change may deactivate metabolic processes in brown adipose tissue, potentially leading to insulin resistance and an increased prevalence of diabetes, according to Blauw et al. (2017).