Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases
the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study led by
researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The results are
published in the January 30 issue of the journal Science Translational
Medicine.
Alcohol disrupts insulin-receptor signaling by causing
inflammation in the hypothalamus area of the brain, according to the
researchers at Mount Sinai's Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Institute.