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Fat fish put obesity on the hook

Everyone knows that eating lean fish helps slim waistlines, but researchers have found a new way fish can help eliminate obesity. In a study to be published in the July 2007 print issue of the FASEB Journal, researchers describe the first genetic model of obesity in a fish. Having this model should greatly accelerate the development of new drugs to help people lose weight and keep it off.

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