Gut molecule slows fat burning during fasting

ScienceDaily
Aug 21, 2024, 7:16 pm171 pts
In a struggle that probably sounds familiar to dieters everywhere, the less a Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) worm eats, the more slowly it loses fat. Now, scientists have discovered why: a small molecule produced by the worms' intestines during fasting travels to the brain to block a fat-burning signal…

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