Zakład Profilaktyki Chorób Metabolicznych Instytutu Rozrodu Zwierząt i Badań Żywności PAN (Department of Metabolic Diseases Prevention at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research PAS)

Zakład Profilaktyki Chorób Metabolicznych Instytutu Rozrodu Zwierząt i Badań Żywności PAN (Department of Metabolic Diseases Prevention at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research PAS)

The research conducted by the Department of Metabolic Diseases Prevention at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research PAS is focused on insulin resistance, i.e. reduced reaction of human organism to insulin.

The research conducted by the Department of Metabolic Diseases Prevention at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research PAS is focused on insulin resistance, i.e. reduced reaction of human

organism to insulin. It is a risk factor for developing type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and many other conditions. Insulin resistance occurs many years before such diseases appear. This is why its early detection may be of significant importance for their prevention. In our Department, we measure insulin sensitivity in young, healthy individuals using advanced methods. The objective of our research is to find biomarkers indicating a predisposition for diseases connected with insulin resistance as well as targets for new medicines. We also conduct body weight reduction programs for the obese based on selected food ingredients. An important area of the Department’s research activity is the study of the relationship between insulin resistance

and neurodegenerative diseases such as, for instance, the Alzheimer’s Disease.