3 The Biology of the Thin-Fat Ind...
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3 The Biology of the Thin-Fat Indian Phenotype
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Lifelong Learning With A. A. Khatana by A.A. Khatana

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The systems that once supported Indian health are struggling with a modern environment of refined starch and low physical activity. This biological tension is building diabetes faster in India than in any other population on Earth, requiring a specific strategy for survival.

This episode explores the unique genetic and lifestyle factors that drive early-onset diabetes in the Indian subcontinent. We discuss why a "thin" exterior can be misleading and how precision medicine is now allowing doctors to identify over 50 types of diabetes to provide life-changing, targeted treatments.

  • Understanding why Indians are genetically predisposed to smaller pancreases due to historical malnutrition.
  • The impact of pollution and uncontrolled sugar on brain aging and "Type 3" diabetes.
  • How genetic testing saved a three-month-old in ... 
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