Fat and Diabetes: Bad Press, Good Paper, and the Reemergence of Our Good Friend Glutathione

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Christopher Masterjohn When mitochondria are overloaded with more energy than they can handle, they begin making increasing amounts of the free radical superoxide. Superoxide carries out important signaling roles. Among them, it directs excess energy into fat synthesis. But it can also wreak havoc on the cell by forming oxidants that can damage vulnerable proteins, […]