Fat tissue in obesity is out of tune and that’s a big problem – SlashGear

A new study from the University of Helsinki’s Obesity Research Unit has found that fat tissue’s energy ‘powerplants’ are knocked out of tune in obese individuals, making it harder to lose weight and keep it off — in addition to paving the way for a variety of health problems. Though similar changes were found in the muscle tissue of obese individuals, the change wasn’t as drastic.
At the heart of the matter is mitochondrial gene expression in adipose (“fat”) tissue, the metabolism of which was found…

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