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Learning Objectives
Outline the prevalence, diagnosis, risk factors, and consequences of insulin resistance.
Explain the physiology of insulin and insulin signaling.
Describe how insulin influences the risk of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
Explain the link between insulin and obesity, including fatty liver disease.
Explain the link between insulin levels and longevity.
Outline strategies to prevent, or reverse, insulin resistance.
Describe, based on the material presented in this course, the implications for nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, mental health, dentistry, occupational and physical therapy.