A new study shows that levels of the molecule BAIBA – short for beta-aminoisobutyric acid – increase during exercise, and this particular molecule increases the expression of calorie-burning genes in fat cells. Robert Gerszten, professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, led the study.
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