Natural Sugar Could Curb Diabetes

A natural sugar called trehalose offers fasting-like benefits, blocking glucose from the liver and activating a gene that boosts insulin sensitivity. These benefits, observed in mice, suggest new possibilities for treating metabolic syndrome, a cluster of related conditions that includes obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease.The potential benefits of trehalose were highlighted in a recent study of the metabolic response to fasting. The study was conducted at the Washington School of Medicin