Researchers are studying the relationship between genetics and obesity, as well as the way excess fat seems to promote insulin resistance in genetically susceptible people.
टाईप २ मधुमेहात तर आनुवंशिकतेचा घटक अधिकच प्रबळ आहे पण हा मधुमेह अश्‍वेतवर्णीयांमध्ये जास्त आढळतो.