Japanese scientists found protein helps body burn fat

A team of researchers of Japan's Kyoto University has found a protein that helps the body burn fat following an intake of fatty meals, according to China's Xinhua news agency citing Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Monday. The researchers at the Kyoto University's Institute of Chemical Research compared mice with protein called GPR120 with those that do not have the protein, and provided them with high-fat feeds, the report said. They confirmed that the mice without the protein were heavier than those who had it by an average of 15 percent, and accumulated twice as much fat in their bodies, it said. (Bernama)