Obesity is Bad for Heart

New links were found between obesity and cardiovascular disease when researchers applied novel methods to detect binding of fatty acids to CD36 and their effect on internalization of oxidized LDL. The study was led by James A. Hamilton, PhD, professor of Physiology, Biophysics and Radiology at Boston University School of Medicine. Although other research groups have characterized a fatty acid binding site on CD36 and postulated CD36 to be a gatekeeper ...