Eating and weight gain not necessarily linked, study shows

(University of California - San Francisco) A new study at UCSF shows that increased eating does not necessarily lead to increased fat.

The finding in the much-studied roundworm opens the possibility of identifying new targets for drugs to control weight, the researchers say.


 

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