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Keywords: Adult; Blood Glucose - drug effects; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology; Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects; Endothelium, Vascular - physiology; Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - blood; Glucose - metabolism; Glucose Clamp Technique; Humans; Hyperinsulinism - physiopathology; Infusions, Intra-Arterial; Infusions, Intravenous; Insulin - administration & dosage; Insulin - pharmacology; Insulin Resistance; Leg - blood supply; Methacholine Chloride - administration & dosage; Methacholine Chloride - pharmacology; Nitroprusside - administration & dosage; Nitroprusside - pharmacology; Obesity - blood; Obesity - physiopathology; Reference Values; Regional Blood Flow - drug effects; Syndrome; Time Factors; Triglycerides - blood; Vasodilation