Muscle mass is one of the best metabolic allies: the more you have (via strength training), the better the body handles glucose and the lower the type 2 diabetes risk — independent of body weight.
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The idea that 'muscle is one of your greatest metabolic assets,' raised in the Jessie Inchauspé interview, holds up well. A Korean cohort spanning 589,000 person-years (PLOS One) found relative muscle mass inversely tied to type 2 diabetes incidence in a dose-response pattern — the lowest muscle-mass quartile carried up to 2.2x the risk. A longitudinal study in Japanese Americans confirms that higher thigh muscle mass predicts better insulin sensitivity ten years later. UK Biobank data (2025, BMC Medicine) goes further: high muscle strength cuts type 2 diabetes risk by 44%, independent of genetic risk. The mechanism is direct — skeletal muscle is the body's main site for glucose disposal, so more of it (and better trained) means more glucose can be cleared without leaning as hard on insulin. This is a real structural lever, not a one-off trick like food order or vinegar.
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