Want to know what turns that plate of pasta into fat? Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have found a gene – called DNA-PK – that is responsible for turning carbs into fat. They say it gives them new clues about how the body metabolizes carbohydrates and how they contribute to obesity.
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Did you know that when they put a running wheel in the cage with one of these rats they are studying, the rat will choose to run 5 miles a night on the wheel!!! Whatever drives that is what they should be studying, not normal genetic structure.
Dr. J – What??? 5 miles? Why do they do that?