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Exercise Changes the Way Our Bodies Handle Saturated Fat, Study Finds

New research is tryin to better understand why both athletes and those with diabetes tend to store high levels of fat inside their muscle cells.
New research is tryin to better understand why both athletes and those with diabetes tend to store high levels of fat inside their muscle cells. Image: David Davies/Press Association (AP)

Scientists in the U.K. seem to have unearthed yet another benefit of exercise: It could make our bodies better at using up certain kinds of fat. In a new study out this week, researchers found that endurance athletes were much better at burning off saturated fat compared to sedentary people with type 2 diabetes—a distinction that emerged in the diabetic group once they began to exercise as well. – Ed Cara Read More

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