Mice with disabled gene that helps turn carbs into fat stay lean despite feasting on high-carb diet
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 18:49
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat. In a new study, they disabled this gene in mice, which consequently had lower levels of body fat than their normal counterparts, despite being fed the equivalent of an all-you-can-eat pasta buffet.
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