| Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a disorder of the brain? |
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| 引用本文： | Das UN. Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a disorder of the brain?[J]. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2002, 18(7-8): 667-672. DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)00746-3 |
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| 作者姓名： | Das UN |
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Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a disorder of the brain? |
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| Das Undurti N. Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a disorder of the brain?[J]. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2002, 18(7-8): 667-672. DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)00746-3 |
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| Authors: | Das Undurti N |
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| Affiliation: | EFA Sciences LLC, 1420 Providence Highway, Norwood, MA 02062, USA. undurti@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | I propose that type 2 diabetes mellitus is due to damage to neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus or to a defect in the action or properties of insulin or insulin receptors in the brain. These neuronal abnormalities are probably secondary to a marginal deficiency of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during the critical periods of brain growth and development. Hence, supplementation of adequate amounts of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during the third trimester of pregnancy to 2 y postterm can prevent or postpone the development of diabetes mellitus. |
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