New Hormone Mimicking Health Effects Of Exercise Found In Mice.

researchers working with mice “have discovered a new hormone that mimics the health benefits of exercise by normalizing the metabolism and slowing the weight gain caused by fatty diets.” The study, which appeared March 3 in the journal Cell Metabolism, revealed that “the newly discovered MOTS-c hormone increases insulin sensitivity, allowing the body to more effectively process glucose sugars.” The new MOTS-c hormone targets muscle tissue and reverses age-dependent and diet-related insulin resistance. Researchers injected the new hormone into lab mice eating high-fat foods that usually lead them to become obese. The injection suppressed the weight gain and also reversed the insulin resistance caused by their diet.http://time.com/3731313/science-health-diabetes-obesity-insulin/