Too Good to Be True? Fat That Keeps You Thin

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Scientists have stumbled on a chemical in the body that could one day prevent or reverse diseases linked to obesity.

Researchers at Harvard University's School of Public Health (H.S.P.H.) report in Cell that palmitoleate, a newly discovered hormone produced by fat cells, is also a fatty acid. (Most hormones are proteins

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