Science Daily·3 min read·medium
Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes
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Researchers are investigating why pathological fat loss, such as in lipodystrophy, leads to metabolic diseases like diabetes. By studying mouse models and human tissue, they discovered that gene mutations disrupt lipid storage and cause mitochondrial failure in fat cells.
Fat tissue is often viewed as something the body would be better off without. Scientists now know, however, that adipose tissue is an active and essential organ that supports many important processes, including energy storage, hormone production, and metabolic regulation.
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