A Solution to Obesity? Muscles That Act as an Energy Drain, Mayo Clinic And University of Iowa Study

ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2010) — Many people have traded in their gas-guzzling old "clunkers" for newer and more efficient models or cut back on energy use at home by opting for Energy Star appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs. But, when it comes to our muscles, a little less efficiency might be just what the doctor ordered, suggests a report in the January Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.