Leptin, thyroglobulin and diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase play important roles in fat metabolism. Fat deposition has an influence on meat quality and consumers' choice. The aim of this study was to ...

Several public health organizations and the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans have recommended for years that people reach for low-fat dairy products as part of a well-balanced diet. But there’s ...

In a world where on-off switches are ubiquitous, it’s easy to see why such a switch could be so appealing, biologically speaking. Turn on what you want. Turn off what you don’t. In August 2020, an ...

If you've clicked on this, you're probably one of the 1.6k people who Google 'how to get rid of visceral fat' every month. As with pretty much everything in life, this will depend from person to ...

The list of fat-soluble vitamins is quite short. Stored in the liver and fatty tissues, vitamins A, D, E, and K are tucked away until your body needs them. Fat-soluble vitamins are certainly good for ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the DGAT1 gene polymorphism and its effects on lamb weight in kazakh and tajik sheep breeds. A total of 97 blood samples were collected from purebred (еdilbay ...

A breakthrough may have been made in the fight against obesity after researchers discovered a method to transform white fat cells into beige fat cells, which are capable of burning calories. While ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have figured out how to turn ordinary white fat cells, which store calories, into beige fat cells that burn calories to maintain body temperature. The discovery in mice ...