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    How well does your body fat function? It may be the key to fewer old-age ailments
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 20

    How well does your body fat function? It may be the key to fewer old-age ailments

    Fat tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to type 2 diabetes.
    Can being obese make you dumber and more forgetful?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 2

    Can being obese make you dumber and more forgetful?

    A new study has found that greater body fat is a risk factor for reduced cognitive function, such as processing speed, in adults.
    Breakthrough in using CRISPR-Cas9 to target fat cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 18, 2021

    Breakthrough in using CRISPR-Cas9 to target fat cells

    Fat is vital for life but too much can lead to health problems. CRISPR could help speed genetic discovery in the study of obesity.
    Remarkable findings regarding how body fat in the human body responds to insulin
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 12, 2021

    Remarkable findings regarding how body fat in the human body responds to insulin

    Researchers show that the overall capacity of fat tissue to respond to insulin is determined by the function of a specific fat cell type
    Study provides new evidence that resistance training burns fat
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 11, 2021

    Study provides new evidence that resistance training burns fat

    Findings from a new study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss.
    Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 3, 2021

    Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain

    A new study from the University of Kansas in the journal Appetite examines people’s choices when confronted with an all-you-can-eat buffet.
    Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 4, 2021

    Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases

    Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would want more of. Unlike white fat, which stores calories, brown fat burns energy and scientists

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