Envejecimiento y resistencia a la insulina. Más allá del síndrome metabólico

Thus, the phenomenon that has been implicated as a causal element in the epidemic of metabolic syndrome, which includes both obesity and diabetes mellitus, appears as a natural occurrence in ageing. The present article reviews the relationship between insulin resistance and ageing. Moreover, the possible causes of this association are discussed. Finally, the evolutionary purposes of this association are analyzed to explain how a circumstance seemingly so harmful is included in the physiological process of senescence.