A novel gene that is involved in regulating food intake and blood glucose levels thereby maintain body weight, revealed a study.
Ideal Body Weight - A Global Issue
India and China, which are epicenters of a booming economy, are now witnessing a steady rise in obesity. Globalization is the prime accused.
India and China, which are epicenters of a booming economy, are now witnessing a steady rise in obesity. Globalization is the prime accused.
‘Drugs targeting GTRAP3-18 gene could help treat obesity and appetite-related disorders.’
Study Findings Nakaki and colleagues analyzed a group of mice defective in the GTRAP3-18 gene. The GTRAP3-18-deficient mice were lean as compared with wild type mice. The leanness was due to neither increased locomotive activity nor basal metabolism, but rather a dysregulation of feeding behavior, or hypophagia. The GTRAP3-18-deficient mice also displayed hypoglycemia.
"This revealing investigation opens a new window on what is likely to be a key regulatory loop in the food intake-weight control axis, with considerable therapeutic potential," said Thoru Pederson, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal.
Top 5 Bodyweight Exercises
Bodyweight exercises are simple exercises with multiple health benefits like weight loss, overall fitness, and well-being.
Bodyweight exercises are simple exercises with multiple health benefits like weight loss, overall fitness, and well-being.
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Body Weight Determines 'Good' Fat Benefits in Kids
Weight, rather than age, may be more meaningful when determining recommended doses of omega-3-fats for children.
Weight, rather than age, may be more meaningful when determining recommended doses of omega-3-fats for children.
How Gut Microbes Influence Body Weight?
Foods that make some individuals gain weight may have little or no effect on others. The reason for this lies in the gut, say researchers.
Foods that make some individuals gain weight may have little or no effect on others. The reason for this lies in the gut, say researchers.
