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|Videos|October 30, 2020

Body fat’s role in disease

Author(s)Jeff Bendix, Senior Editor, Logan Lutton

Body fat in the gut is a driver of numerous chronic diseases

Joseph Scherger, M.D., says body fat in the gut is a driver of numerous chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia and hypertension.

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