Monday, July 02, 2007

Way to Shrink, Grow Fat Is Found - Tests Also Show Link to Stress

Scientists reported yesterday that they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world’s growing weight problem and lead to new ways to melt flab and manipulate fat for cosmetic purposes. In a series of experiments on mice, researchers showed that the neurochemical pathway they identified promotes fat growth in chronically stressed animals that eat the equivalent of a junk-food diet.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 07/02 at 10:47 AM
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