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High glucose impairs circadian clock function, may increase cardiovascular risk

October 22, 2019

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High glucose in obesity appears to gum up the works of the circadian clocks inside our cells that help regulate the timing of many body functions across the 24-hour day and drive the risk of cardiovascular disease, scientists say.

“We have demonstrated that glucose and cardiovascular problems are intrinsically linked in obesity.

We have also demonstrated that high glucose impairs circadian clock function. Now we want to know if we fix the clock, do we fix the cardiovascular problems.”

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