Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/science/30fat.html?_r=2&ref=health

by ph0rque • 17 years ago

10 6 17 years ago

jakewolf• 17 years ago

So will eating fewer calories and whole foods and grains.

stonehands• 17 years ago

Somehow I feel that eating less food and higher quality food, paired with an active lifestyle may be a better treatment for obesity than trying to control proteins which turn on/off cellular fat types.

pavel_lishin• 17 years ago

Yeah, but your solution doesn't make money, and doesn't appeal to the average fat guy watching American Idol.

foobar2k• 17 years ago

"Treat" obesity? That makes it sound like a disease, or something outside a person's control. Now I understand that some people are more genetically predisposed to become obese, but people treating it like a disease is part of the problem.

gabeybaby• 17 years ago

I was certain that the contents of this article were to be "Diet and exercise."

darkxanthos• 17 years ago

We've known how to wire jaws shut for a long time. This seems about how to make doctors' wallets fatter more than anything.

EDIT: typo

Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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