Burning extra calories with a 'futile protein cycle'

A new study in the September issue of Cell Metabolism points to a new method for burning off all those irresistible extra calories—by turning on an energy-draining, but otherwise futile, cycle of protein synthesis and breakdown.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news108134519.html">Burning extra calories with a 'futile protein cycle'</a></p> <p>A new study in the September issue of <i>Cell Metabolism</i> points to a new method for burning off all those irresistible extra calories—by turning on an energy-draining, but otherwise futile, cycle of protein synthesis and breakdown.</p>