“…The state of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress that obesity has been associated with is believed to play a role in promoting obesity-related complications such as insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes (Hardy, Czech, & Corvera, 2012; Hotamisligil, 2006). Another common metabolic attribute linked to obesity is hyperglycaemia (Ferguson, Gallagher, Scheinman, Damouni, & Leroith, 2013; Hardy et al, 2012), which in turn has been associated with the precipitation of oxidative stress and inflammation (Colak et al, 2013; Dey & Lakshmanan, 2013), thus further increasing diabetic risks and complications (Giacco & Brownlee, 2010; Henriksen, Diamond-Stanic, & Marchionne, 2011; Zatalia & Sanusi, 2013). It is hence of no surprise that diabetes currently affects 29.1 million people in the U.S. and the number of Americans with prediabetes is on the rise.…”