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With loss of 15% of body weight, nearly 90% of those who had type 2 diabetes for less than 4 years can achieve remission, where it may only be reversible in 50% of those who live with the disease for longer than 8 years. That's better than bariatric surgery, where those losing even more weight only got 62 and 26% remissions. Your forks are better than the surgeon's knives.

Even just a single meal can increase insulin resistance within 6 hours. Acute dietary fat intake rapidly increases insulin resistance. Why do we care? Because insulin resistance in our muscles in the context of too many calories leads to the buildup of liver fat, which leads to the buildup of fat in the pancreas, which is eventually what causes diabetes.

You've heard of analgesics, painkillers? Well, there are some foods that may be pro-algesic, pain-promoting, such as food high in arachidonic acid, which includes meats, dairy, and eggs. So, the lowering of arachidonic acid from which our body makes a range of pro-inflammatory compounds may be accomplished by eating a more plant-based diet.

Diabetes is a disease of fat toxicity. Infuse fat into people's veins through an IV, and by using a high-tech type of MRI scanner, you can show in real-time the buildup of fat in muscle cells within hours, accompanied by an increase in insulin resistance.