Gene That Exacerbates Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Diabetes Identified

Hey, look!

The same people who cannot cure toenail fungus have found another gene that's gonna fix what ails fatsos.

A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered how a gene known as SIRT3 contributes to a suite of health problems sweeping across America, offering new insight into how to combat these potentially fatal conditions.

In a paper being published August 18 in Molecular Cell, Gladstone Senior Investigator Eric Verdin, MD, describes how SIRT3, when switched off, accelerates the build-up of fats throughout the body. This can lead to obesity, high blood pressure and a decreased ability to process sugar -- the combination of which is known as the "metabolic syndrome." Metabolic syndrome significantly increases one's risk for developing heart disease and diabetes.

You can bet that when they switch this one off, other parts of your life will follow.

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