New Evidence That Fat Cells Are Not Just Dormant Storage Depots for Calories

 From the PharmaLive.com News Archive - Oct. 13, 2010

Scientists are reporting new evidence that the 
fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly 
pooches ­ far from being a dormant storage depot 
for surplus calories ­ is an active organ that 
sends chemical signals to other parts of the 
body, perhaps increasing the risk of heart 
attacks, cancer, and other diseases. They are 
reporting discovery of 20 new hormones and other 
substances not previously known to be secreted 
into the blood by human fat cells and 
verification that fat secretes dozens of hormones 
and other chemical messengers. Their study 
appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.


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