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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2025 · 26 MIN

Why We Get Fat | Benjamin Bikman, PhD | Uncommon Living 2

from Uncommon Living: A Dialogue in Human Resilience · host Thomas P Seager, PhD

Brigham Young University Professor Benjamin Bikman PhD describes the indispensable role of insulin in the metabolism of fat cells. He tells Morozko Forge CEO and Arizona State University Professor Thomas Seager PhD that when insulin is too high, a condition called hyperinsulinemia causes fat cells to expand. The key to maintaining lean body composition is to keep insulin levels low.

Brigham Young University Professor Benjamin Bikman PhD describes the indispensable role of insulin in the metabolism of fat cells. He tells Morozko Forge CEO and Arizona State University Professor Thomas Seager PhD that when insulin is too high, a condition called hyperinsulinemia causes fat cells to expand. The key to maintaining lean body composition is to keep insulin levels low.

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