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Feb 11, 2024 | asbmb.org | Wei Gordon |Nadav Ahituv |s Nadav Ahituv

News New understanding of how they’ve adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people By Wei Gordon and Nadav Ahituv People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar effectively, leading to excess glucose in the blood, this can result in diabetes. According to the World Health Organization, diabetes became the ninth leading cause of death in 2019. Humans are not the only mammals that love sugar. Fruit bats do, too, eating up to twice their...

Jan 13, 2024 | nexusnewsfeed.com | Wei Gordon |s Nadav Ahituv

New understanding of how they’ve adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people Fruit bats have honed their sweet tooth through adaptive evolution. People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar effectively, leading to excess glucose in the blood, this can result in diabetes. According to the World Health Organization, diabetes became the ninth leading cause of death in 2019. Humans are not the only mammals that love sugar.