Fatty Findings

Genes that regulate fat may affect a variety of diseases

America’s battle of the bulge is not going well. A recent report suggests that 61 percent of U.S. adults–almost 108 million people–are overweight and, therefore, are at greater risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

PPAR-gamma (yellow) and another protein (red) join and attach to DNA at the start of a gene (red).