Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Couch Potato Effect

The Couch Potato Effect

I've posted a link to  a very interesting study which I highly recommend.  Ever feel like you just can't get on that treadmill or don't have the energy to exercise?  Well read on..... here's an excerpt from that study:

Daniel Kelly, M.D., and his colleagues at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) at Lake Nona have unveiled a surprising new model for studying muscle function: the couch potato mouse. While these mice maintain normal activity and body weight, they do not have the energy to exercise. In the December 1 issue of Cell Metabolism, Dr. Kelly's team reports what happens when muscle tissue lacks PGC-1, a protein coactivator that muscles need to convert fuel into energy.

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