INS and Obesity: Homeostasis of lipid metabolism is a tightly regulated act at various molecular and cellular levels in healthy subjects whereas obesity is the central risk factor for disturbances in homeostasis of lipid metabolism (hence T2DM pathogenesis) leading to the accumulation of excess fat, dysregulated glucose and lipid metabolism, impaired insulin and adipocyte signaling, and various other pathologies related to cardiovascular disease, arthrosclerosis and inflammation.