A study conducted by the team “Functional Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of Membrane Receptors” suggests that preferentially favouring lipid uptake in adipocytes can limit the alterations associated with obesity induced by a high-fat diet and promote a "metabolically healthier" obesity. This is dependent on a protein called Endospanin 1, which controls the cellular localisation of the lipid transporter CD36. This work is published in the journal JCI Insight.
