HOW AND WHERE FAT IS STORED PREDICTS DISEASE RISK BETTER THAN WEIGHT
April 16, 2008
April 16, 2008
DALLAS, April 16 -- The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
A new study in mice indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual's chances of developing insulin resistance, fatty liver, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
How and where the body stores excess, unused calories appears to matter . . .
A new study in mice indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual's chances of developing insulin resistance, fatty liver, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
How and where the body stores excess, unused calories appears to matter . . .