|
|
Article: DIET STUDY LOOKS AT FAT CONVERSION
- Article from:
- United Press International
- Article date:
- November 21, 2001
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
United Press International
11-21-2001
Diet study looks at fat conversion
AYR, Scotland, Nov 21, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- When given a normal diet, obese women convert carbohydrates into fat more quickly than their lean counterparts, researchers reported Wednesday.
However, when given 50 percent more food than their normal intake, there was no difference in the
development of fat, or de novo lipogenesis, between the two groups of women.
"The work was carried out in Cambridge (Britain) with a team of 13 women volunteers. These wonderful ladies gave up significant amounts of their time, freedom and of course blood to help us answer the question, 'How significant is the ...