A patient with several risk factors is concerned about developing type 2 diabetes. The healthcare professional advises the patient to lose weight, explaining that obesity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus because it causes what?
a. Reduced insulin production by the pancreas
b. Increased resistance to insulin in the cells
c. Obstructed outflow of insulin from the pancreas
d. Stimulation of glucose production by the liver
Ans: b. Increased resistance to insulin in the cells
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