Wouldn't you like to have a drug that reduces insulin resistance, increases insulin production, makes your beta cells grow, and keeps you from getting fat?
Me too. And guess what. We may already have such a "drug" in our bodies, osteocalcin.
Osteocalcin is produced by your bones. More specifically, it's produced by bone cells called osteoblasts. Those are the bone cells that build new bone and make your bones stronger.
Osteocalcin is thought to be involved with laying down the new bone,...
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