Metabolic switch delivers healthy fat

Mouse study spots protein that generates fuel-burning tissue.

Researchers have identified a cellular switch that triggers the production of ‘good’ fat cells, which pump out heat and raise the body’s metabolic rate. The discovery, made in mice, might one day provide a way to treat or prevent obesity in humans.

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Metabolic switch delivers healthy fat

Mouse study spots protein that generates fuel-burning tissue.

Researchers have identified a cellular switch that triggers the production of ‘good’ fat cells, which pump out heat and raise the body’s metabolic rate. The discovery, made in mice, might one day provide a way to treat or prevent obesity in humans.

Read the story here.

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