Metabolic and Mental Health

Here’s Why Adiponectin Matters for Fat Loss and Inflammatory Health Conditions.

While reducing inflammation in cells and tissues, adiponectin contributes to insulin sensitivity in five known ways.

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Purpose of the Article

Compared to major metabolic hormones, adiponectin is less known publicly, as it was only discovered in the 1990s.

However, discerning readers read about it in my previous stories and inspired me to introduce this vital hormone within the fat loss and inflammatory disorders context.

This is an introductory piece to create awareness. It is neither a prescriptive text nor health advice. My goal is to contribute to the hormonal intelligence of my readers.

Key Points

This article answers three questions.

What is adiponectin?

Why does it matter for health?

How can we leverage the indications?

What is adiponectin?

Adiponectin is a type of protein, a hormone, and a cell-signaling molecule (adipokine). The ADIPOQ gene encodes it. It has several…