Blocking the activity of a fat-regulating enzyme in the muscles of mice leads to an increased capacity for endurance exercise, according to the results of a new study. …read more Source:: Science
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Link between obesity and sleep loss
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•Can staying up late make you fat? Researchers found the opposite to be true when they studied sleep in worms: It’s not the sleep loss that leads to obesity, but …read more Source:: Science
Revolutionary new method for dating pottery sheds new light on prehistoric past
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•A team has developed a new method to date archaeological pottery using fat residues remaining in the pot wall from cooking. The method means prehistoric pottery can be dated with …read more Source:: Science
Keto diet works best in small doses, mouse study finds
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•A ketogenic diet — which provides 99 percent of calories from fat and only 1 percent from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft readies exFAT patents for Linux and open source
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•For years, Microsoft has profited from its FAT file system patents. Now the company is making it explicit that it’s freeing its remaining exFAT patents for Open Invention Network members. …read more Source:: Linux
Fat from 558 million years ago reveals earliest known animal
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•Scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil to reveal the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record that lived on Earth 558 million years ago. …read more Source:: Science
Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs
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•Researchers show that the reward center of the brain values foods high in both fat and carbohydrates — i.e., many processed foods — more than foods containing only fat or …read more Source:: Science
Dogs prefer to eat fat, and cats surprisingly tend toward carbs
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•Dogs gravitate toward high-fat food, but cats pounce on carbohydrates with even greater enthusiasm, according to research into the dietary habits of America’s two most popular pets. …read more Source:: Science
Sweet, bitter, fat: Genetics play a role in kids’ snacking patterns
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•The types of snacks a child chooses could be linked to genetics, a new study found. The study investigated whether genetic variants in taste receptors related to sweet, fat and …read more Source:: Science
Mechanism that converts white fat to brown identified
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•In experiments on mice, researchers have pinpointed a mechanism for the conversion of energy-storing white fat into energy-expending brown fat. …read more Source:: Science