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When disabling the RCAN1 gene, the body stores less fat and burns more calories while you're resting.

Researchers at the University of Southwest Texas Medical Center, USA and Professor Damien Keating at Flinders University, Australia are studying a gene called RCAN1 . This gene acts as an inhibitor of all metabolic processes and produces body heat.

The experiment was conducted on a group of mice that had been eating a variety of fats for a long time. After disabling this gene from mice, they found that they did not gain weight.

"We know a lot of people are struggling to lose weight or control their weight for a number of different reasons. This finding will help us find the true function of RCAN1," said Professor Keating. .

Disabling RCAN1 can help your body transform unhealthy white fats into healthier brown fats.(Artwork: MEMBS).

The human body contains two types of fat: white and brown . White fat is used to store energy and brown fat cells are filled with mitochondria, burning energy and producing heat. As people age, people will lose the supply of brown fat. Obese people and diabetics have even less brown fat.

According to the researchers, neutralizing RCAN1 can help the body transform unhealthy white fats into healthier brown fats . "This will be a potential treatment in the fight against obesity today," said Keating.

Scientists have developed and are in the process of testing some of the drugs that target the proteins that this gene produces. The goal is to understand whether inhibition of RCAN1 can become a representative of new anti-obesity drugs.

As a result, when drugs target the function of RCAN1, the body burns more calories while people are resting, even storing less fat without having to exercise as much as exercising.

These findings are slowly opening up to a simple treatment, but scientists need to do more research to determine whether they are appropriate in the human body. The study will focus on understanding how cells send signals to each other, its impact on health and the spread of disease.

Researchers recommend that people still maintain a balanced diet for health benefits. For people with chronic obesity or metabolic problems, this study can serve as a useful method.