A research effort comprising four independent studies discovered two unsaturated fatty acids that can be predictive of future diabetes risk, and revealed the importance of unsaturated fatty acids in the development of metabolic syndrome. The research paper, entitled “Circulating Unsaturated Fatty Acids Delineate the Metabolic Status of Obese Individuals,” was published in the journal EbioMedicine.

To provide more personalized treatment and earlier risk assessment so that patients can change possibly damaging lifestyles, there is a need for metabolic tests capable of predicting future health. Such tests might also be relevant in determining the likelihood of metabolic surgery success.

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