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Gut hormones’ regulation of fat production abnormal in obesity, fatty liver disease

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Gut hormones play an important role in regulating fat production in the body. One key hormone, released a few hours after eating, turns off fat production by regulating gene expression in the liver, but this regulation is abnormal in obesity, researchers found in a new study.

Source: ScienceDaily.com