Caption: Research led by biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor James Ntambi shows that mice (at right) lacking a gene called SCD-1 in their livers stay skinny on a high-carbohydrate diet, but grow plump, like the mouse at left, on a high-fat one. The findings suggest that the gene's action in the liver is what causes weight gain on diets rich in carbohydrates, because deleting the gene protects the mice from getting fat when fed starchy and sugary foods.
Photo by: courtesy Biochem Media Center
Date: provided December 2007
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Caption: A food product nutrition label lists high-fructose corn syrup as the main ingredient on a bottle of cranberry sauce on Nov. 30, 2007. Research led by University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor James Ntambi suggests that a gene in the liver, called SCD-1, is what causes weight gain on diets rich in high-fructose corn syrup and other carbohydrates.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Date: November 2007
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Caption: A food product nutrition label lists high-fructose corn syrup as the main ingredient on a bottle of chocolate sauce on Nov. 30, 2007. Research led by University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor James Ntambi suggests that a gene in the liver, called SCD-1, is what causes weight gain on diets rich in high-fructose corn syrup and other carbohydrates.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Date: November 2007
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