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Why don't fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they've adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people

  • Written by Wei Gordon, Assistant Professor of Biology, Menlo College
Why don't fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they've adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for peopleFruit bats have honed their sweet tooth through adaptive evolution.Keith Rose/iStock via Getty Images Plus

People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar effectively, leading to excess glucose in the blood, this can result in diabetes. According to the World Health Organization, diabetes became the ninth...

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