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New Use of Molecule May Fight Obesity by Converting 'Bad' Fat to 'Good' Fat
New Use of Molecule May Fight Obesity by Converting 'Bad' Fat to 'Good' Fat
New Use of Molecule May Fight Obesity by Converting 'Bad' Fat to 'Good' Fat NewsHealth by Good News NetworkNew research, published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that activation of a chemical in the body through an estrogen receptor reduces obesity and metabolic diseases in mice by converting bad fat (white fat) to good fat (brown fat), which increases metabolism and may facilitate weight loss.RELATED: Pasta, Please!–In Moderation it Can Help Keep Weight Down Says Large StudyTo make their discovery, Narayanan and colleagues used three groups of mice.
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W.H.O. Urges Tax on Sugary Drinks to Fight Obesity
W.H.O. Urges Tax on Sugary Drinks to Fight Obesity
PhotoThe World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to impose a tax on sugary drinks to battle the growing obesity epidemic and presented new data on the beneficial health effects of such a tax.A tax on sugary beverages raising their price 20 percent would result in a proportionate reduction in their consumption, the agency said.That would advance the fight against obesity, which has more than doubled since 1980.
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New Molecule To Fight Obesity Identified
New Molecule To Fight Obesity Identified
Activating the oestrogen -- the primary female sex hormone -- receptor-beta protein with a chemical has the potential to increase metabolism as well as help reduce obesity, say researchers including one of Indian-origin.The findings showed that the activation of a chemical called beta-LGND2 by the oestrogen receptor-beta can help reduce obesity and metabolic diseases in mice by converting bad fat (white fat) into good fat (brown fat).This is significant as brown fat increases metabolism and may facilitate weight loss, the researchers said."Although there is a general misperception that obesity is not a life-threatening condition, obesity is the underlying cause for several diseases that could result in mortality," said Ramesh Narayanan, a researcher at the University of Tennessee in the US."Safe and effective treatment for obesity is highly needed, and targeting oestrogen receptor-beta might be one of the strategies to safely combat obesity," Narayanan added.To make their discovery, Narayanan and colleagues used three groups of mice.One group was fed with normal rodent diet, while two groups were fed with high-fat diet to make them obese.
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