Disabling enzyme allows mice to gorge without becoming obese

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 09:07 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a new enzyme that plays a far more important role than expected in controlling the breakdown of fat. In a new study published 11 January in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers report that mice that have had this enzyme disabled remained lean despite eating a high-fat diet and losing a hormone that suppresses appetite...

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