Diet Changes Fat Cell Genes, Not Just What You Eat
Adipose tissue gene expression in obese subjects during low-fat and high-fat hypocaloric diets
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When obese women ate fewer calories for 10 weeks, their fat cells changed how they made certain proteins. It didn’t matter if the diet was low-fat or high-fat—just eating less changed the genes. They lost 7 kg in both groups.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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When obese women ate fewer calories for 10 weeks, their fat cells changed how they made certain proteins. It didn’t matter if the diet was low-fat or high-fat—just eating less changed the genes. They lost 7 kg in both groups.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 555 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Viguerie N, Vidal H, Arner P, Holst C, Verdich C, Avizou S, Astrup A, Saris WH, Macdonald IA, Klimcakova E, Clément K, Martinez A, Hoffstedt J, Sørensen TI, Langin D, Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Human Obesity--Implications for Dietary Guideline (NUGENOB) project
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