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Researchers have identified a mechanism where the removal of the mitochondrial protein MCJ in mice leads to increased heat ...

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The fat-soluble vitamins—A, D, E, and K—are absorbed with fat and stored in the liver, muscles, and fatty tissue. The water-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins B6, B12, niacin, riboflavin, and folate, ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

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