CAT and Obesity: High dietary fat intake and obesity causes increased release of skeletal muscle mitochondrial ROS species (H2O2) accompanied by a change in redox environment to a more oxidized state (generally referred to as oxidative stress) and insulin resistance in mice and humans [66] Targeting the altered redox state in mice by neutralization of H2O2 by an antioxidant or by overexpression of catalase in mitochondria of muscle cells prevents high fat diet-induced insulin resistance [66].