Some people may be genetically predisposed to be both fat and healthy, according to recent Swedish research. The key is a gene variant that regulates levels of the protein adiponutrin.
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"Lund University researchers found some overweight people have a variant of the adiponutrin gene that causes amounts of this protein to be lower than normal.
"Adiponutrin is supposed to constitute a kind of corset that keeps fat in its place in fatty tissue. If the protein doesn't do its job after a sugar-rich meal, fatty acids leak into the blood instead.
"The high content of fat in the blood then affects the cardiovascular system, the liver, muscles, and pancreas," wrote Associate Professor Martin Ridderstrale in the international journal Diabetes.
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Why does it take an Australian news source for Americans to hear about a study in Sweden? Could it have anything to do with bias in themedia? Whoops - someone may bounce this one to Hyde Park!
An excerpt with citation:
"Lund University researchers found some overweight people have a variant of the adiponutrin gene that causes amounts of this protein to be lower than normal.
"Adiponutrin is supposed to constitute a kind of corset that keeps fat in its place in fatty tissue. If the protein doesn't do its job after a sugar-rich meal, fatty acids leak into the blood instead.
"The high content of fat in the blood then affects the cardiovascular system, the liver, muscles, and pancreas," wrote Associate Professor Martin Ridderstrale in the international journal Diabetes.
Click here for the news article
Why does it take an Australian news source for Americans to hear about a study in Sweden? Could it have anything to do with bias in themedia? Whoops - someone may bounce this one to Hyde Park!
