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Pr0gr3s t1_j48zb9l wrote

Reply to comment by glawgii in A systematic review and meta-analysis shows that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was positively associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome. by glawgii

Is that really how the authors defined it? Hyperinsulinemia getting no love.

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Cleistheknees t1_j490tsv wrote

They didn’t define it, just listing some common criteria. The ICD10 criteria for metabolic syndrome (E88.81) includes insulin resistance. In this constellation, IR is nearly 100% coincident with hyperinsulinemia. You can’t have one without the other. Resistance to insulin by definition means the pancreas is secreting more than the observed serum glucose would suggest in an insulin-sensitive person.

http://www.icd9data.com/2015/Volume1/240-279/270-279/277/277.7.htm

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