Growth Factor Significantly Impacts Fat and Carb Metabolism

A protein that has been under study for its role in cancer could represent a surprising new treatment for metabolic syndrome and associated disorders, such as type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease. Studies in an obese mouse model by scientists at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed that forcing expression of the natural protein fibroblast growth factor binding protein 3 (FGFBP3, or BP3) led to dramatic weight loss and “striking” reductions in fat mass, hyperg