Friday, May 8, 2009

Fat and Sick

In the fat cells of obese people are "sick" compared to the poor, according to a new study shows.

Published in the September issue of Diabetes, a group of researchers from Temple University School of Medicine analyzed fat samples from the upper thighs of lean six and six overweight.


Differences in the fat cells of obese participants compared with the lean participants.

"The fat cells we found in our patients were shortcomings in various areas," study author Guenther Boden, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine and head of endocrinology, said the press release in the temple.

Ground said that the corpulent fat cells showed stress on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the cells in the synthesis of proteins and monitor how they are bent. If the focus is on the emergency room, ground said it several proteins that ultimately leads to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance, which in turn plays an important role in the development of requirements associated with obesity.

The differences in the fat cells between overweight and thinly May help to explain the link between obesity and an increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and stroke, Boden-theory.


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