Gene network helps to turn white fat into beneficial calorie-burning fat

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) 1.9 billion people in the world are overweight. Of these, 650 million people are obese, which increases the risk of secondary diseases such as cancer. Professor Martin Klingenspor and his team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) examine how our fat metabolism affects our health. In cooperation with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the team has uncovered a network of genes that could turn energy-storing fat into beneficial calo...