Medical School, University of Texas Health Center discovered a molecular pathway that controls the transformation of white fat to brown.
Recall : white fat stores energy and produces unsightly fat deposits. A brown fat burns it for the purpose of power generation, writes Financial Express.
Was found: protein Grb10 acts as a switch for mTORC1 signaling activity element for the process of converting white fat into brown. Grb10 is stimulated at low temperatures - when the body is cold, it starts to produce energy by burning fat. Investigation of the process will help in the future to develop more effective strategies for the treatment of obesity, experts say. ratio of white and brown fat metabolism determines. If excess fat white man and not burn it during training, then develop a metabolic disease like obesity and diabetes type 2. Nutrients entering into the body with food, stored in a white oil. If the diet is plenty of food, it is better to release the incoming energy. In particular, this happens if you turn white fat into brown. Incidentally, mTORC1 pathway is also associated with aging, with the development of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Therefore, acting on the regulator Grb10, you can cover the whole range of important biological mechanisms.