Human fat storage and its propensity towards the formation of white fat cells has been explained by researchers examining DNA packaging. Plenty of attention has been paid in both medical and popular ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

“That really linked this storage of fat to both the development of fibrosis as well as recovery,” said Horsley. However, the lipid loss wasn’t driving fibrosis, the researchers found. When they ...