Friday, March 12, 2010

Obesity: Food Kills, Flab Protects

Your fat cells lock away the burger grease (Image: Getty Images)

From The New Scientist:

OBESITY kills, everyone knows that. But is it possible that we've been looking at the problem in the wrong way? It seems getting fatter may be part of your body's defence against the worst effects of unhealthy eating, rather than their direct cause.

This curious insight comes at the same time as several studies distancing obesity itself from a host of diseases it has long been blamed for, including heart disease and diabetes.

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