A natural hormone that is increased by physical exercise and by exposure to cold, improves blood sugar control, suppresses inflammation, and burns fat to mould leaner bodies in mice, reports [s]Health-Canal[/s]. Principal investigator Bruce Spiegelman, of [b]Dana-Farber[/b] said that the meteorin-like hormone’s health-promoting properties make it a promising candidate for treating obesity and other metabolic diseases, inflammation, and possibly other disorders. He said: ‘The idea of a protein acting primarily through the immune cells in the fat is pretty amazing.’ The hormone can be made in the laboratory.
[link url=http://www.healthcanal.com/medical-breakthroughs/51694-scientists-find-new-molecular-link-between-exercise-and-health-benefits.html]Full Health-Canal report[/link]
[link url=http://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(14)00600-X]Cell article summary[/link]