Mice fed a normal diet showed no such changes. And mice with worms did not eat a high-fat diet.
Worms even influenced what type of fat they stored. Like humans, there are two types of mice. White fat is an energy-dense type that can be burned at some point in the future. Think of it as stored fuel in the body. Brown fat is enriched with special molecules called break down proteins. This protein activates the body’s energy burning mechanism.
Obese mice usually have white fat. Worm-fed rodents fed a high-fat diet were rewarded with brown fat.
Indeed, Shi now reports that “worms have been found to have beneficial effects, particularly in mice fed a high-fat diet.” His team announced the results in March
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