[WATCH]: A metabolic switch that may help diabetes treatment

Salk scientists find that a long-overlooked protein may be the gateway to the storage and burning of fat April 24, 2012 LA JOLLA, CA—Humans are built to hunger for fat, packing it on during times of feast and burning it during periods of famine. But when deluged by foods rich in fat and sugar, the modern waistline often far exceeds the need to store energy for lean times, and the result has been an epidemic of diabetes, heart disease and other obesity-related problems. Now, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified the linchpin of fat metabolism, a protein known as fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1), which may open new avenues in the treatment of diabetes. In a paper published April 22 in Nature, the

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