A study published in Nature Communications has shown a strand of protein is responsible for controlling the conversion of fat.
Protein MKK6 controls the conversion of fat stores, known as white fat, into brown fat, in which lipids are burned to maintain body temperature and reduce obesity.
The research team analysed fat tissue samples from obese patients at the University Hospital in Salamanca, and found that these samples contained above-normal levels of the protein MKK6.
Therefore, having too much MKK6 in the body has been linked to obesity and the body’s propensity for holding on to the wrong type of fat.
Body fat is essential for maintaining an appropriate energy balance and regulating body temperature, but not all fat is the same.
The body contains two types of fat - white adipose tissue is a store of excess calories, whereas brown adipose tissue is considered a 'good' fat that burns lipids to maintain body temperature.
Dr Guadalupe Sabio, who led the research team,...
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