/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1323/all en /newsroom/channels/news/converting-cells-burn-fat-not-store-it-260859 <p><strong><em><a href="/newsroom">Â鶹AV Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Â鶹AV-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders</em></p> <p>Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat – a discovery that could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.</p> Mon, 16 May 2016 13:23:49 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25830 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/less-body-fat-toddlers-taking-vitamin-d-260693 <p><em><strong>By Fergus Grieve, <a href="/newsroom/">Â鶹AV Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p><em>Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development</em></p> <p>A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.</p> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:01:52 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 25786 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/common-gene-variant-influences-food-choices-258388 <p><strong><em>By Katherine Gombay, </em></strong><em><a href="/newsroom"><strong>Â鶹AV Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p>If you’re fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:12:19 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25248 at /newsroom