Fat Tissue Found to Be a Surprising Source of Diabetes

Scientists in Australia say their research points to fat tissue as a source of disease, and widens our understanding beyond the traditional focus on liver and pancreas as the main culprits. The study (“ Protein Kinase C Epsilon Deletion in Adipose Tissue, but Not in Liver, Improves Glucose Tolerance ”) appears in Cell Metabolism . “ Protein kinase C epsilon (PKCε) activation in the liver is proposed to inhibit insulin action through phosphorylation of the