Gene network helps to turn white fat into beneficial calorie-burning fat

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) 1.9 billion people in the world are overweight. Of these, 650 million people are obese, which increases the risk of secondary diseases such as cancer. Professor Martin Klingenspor and his team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) examine how our fat metabolism affects our health. In cooperation with the É cole Polytechnique F é d é rale de Lausanne (EPFL), the team has uncovered a network of genes that could turn energy-storing fat into beneficial calorie-burning fat.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/tuom-gnh010820.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news