What if there was a way to stop ourselves from getting fat?
According to some new research conducted by researchers at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) this may be possible and would undoubtedly
fulfill every woman’s dream. This discovery entails manipulating our metabolic
process in a specific way that would help speed up weight loss. Reducing the
enzyme nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), which is responsible for
processing vitamin B3, would speed up cellular reactions and energy utilization
in cells. By limiting this enzyme, an acceleration of reactions involving
polyamines would occur. Polyamines are required by our body’s organs for
growth, renewal and metabolism. This cycle requires energy, which results in
calorie loss. Qin Yang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard
Medical School states, “…we have identified an entirely new role for this
enzyme in fat tissue, and that is to regulate energy metabolism.” Researchers
also worked with mice to study the effects of NNMT and the development of
diabetes. Mice that contained a lot of this enzyme in the fat and liver were
more prone to developing diabetes. This new discovery is important with the
growing size of obesity in the United States. The U.S Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention states, “While diet and exercise are important in controlling weight,
anti-obesity therapies could be of tremendous help”. Could this be the future
of weight loss?
The
technology of our world is an amazing thing and it is unbelievable to hear of
new research discoveries such as this one. Even though diet and exercise should
be the most important thing for anyone, specifically those fighting obesity, this
discovery could be used as a tool to aid in the battle against weight-loss. But what about those who want to do it naturally? The link below provides some tips to speed up your metabolism:
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