Virus might be the key to obesity

Was a common human infection of mice or chicken are not infected more easily than the growth of fat. They also found that the same virus is also a lot of obese people were found, so the virus is likely to lead to human obesity.

University of Wisconsin researchers found that a common human infection of mice or chicken are not infected more easily than the growth of fat. They also found that the same virus is also a lot of obese people were found, so the virus is likely to lead to human obesity.

In four experiments, the researchers will adenovirus -36 (adenovirus in a family) to the vaccination on chickens and mice. Most of adenovirus can cause the common cold, influenza and diarrhea.

A few months later, those who have been vaccinated adenovirus -36 weight of the animals are not vaccinated more than 7% of the group, and with the body fat is not against the group twice.

Nikhil Dhurandhar members of the research said: "This is the first animal has been proven to cause human obesity virus." This is also the first study of the virus, so that other human viruses it will also lead to obesity.

-36 Adenovirus choice because it is a relatively simple operation, and little is known about the virus. They are about to study in the International Journal of Obesity published monthly 8. The latest research indicates that not all obese due to the virus, but the virus may indeed play an important role.

An unpublished study pointed out: "Obesity among the crowd of about 20-30% -36 adenovirus infection, and infection rates are only wasting 5%. As in the past few years, people have found that many chronic diseases are due to infection Rise, the experts of the research team's findings are not particularly surprising.

There are 3 kinds of micro-organisms that may have been led to the blockage of blood vessels in the past has been that because of long-term ulcer or stress caused by poor diet, and now know that Helicobacter pylori-related.

In addition, several animal viruses known to cause human or animal fat. But adenovirus is -36 to increase the fat content of the first human virus. Researchers do not know how adenovirus -36 lead to obesity, than non-infected animals infected animals eat more, it is possible to reduce the energy consumption rather than increasing appetite caused by obesity.

Dhurandhar, a professor that the virus has increased the number of fat cells to store more fat. Animal virus-induced obesity and adenovirus -36, which is part of the damage to the brain to control appetite and lead to obesity. Wisconsin group had not adenovirus -36 infected animals found in brain damage.

Paradoxically, animals infected with the virus, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, obesity and cholesterol in human and higher triglyceride levels. Atkinson said: "We need more research in order to obtain better results, now they are said to create an anti-virus vaccines to prevent obesity is still too early."