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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
U of I study shows benefits of hormone found in fat tissue
March 20th, 2009
It's called the obesity paradox. Although obese people are more apt to suffer from inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, they are also more likely to survive a major attack caused by one of those conditions. University of Illinois scientists Gregory Freund and Christina Sherry shed light on the reasons for this phenomenon in a study in this month's issue of Endocrinology. "Fat is a very complex and active tissue—it has important functions beyond providing energy and insulating us from the cold," said Freund, a professor in the U of I College of Medicine's Department of Pathology and a faculty member in the U of I...
Source: Drug Week (2009-03-20)
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