Research conducted at the University of Barcelona showed that
obese mice living on a diet enriched with omega - 3s displayed improved sensitivity to insulin.
The compound has been making headlines since initial research showed that it helped
obese mice live longer, says James Smoliga, Ph.D., one of Baur's coauthors and an associate professor of physiology at High Point University, in High Point, N.C.
Not exact matches
Human females can
live a normal
life span with the disease, as can female
mice — the latter species also frequently becomes
obese.
Even
obese mice bred to stay fat, when given low - calorie diets,
lived longer than
obese mice eating normally.