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Nerdy Curio

 February 2, 2017

High-Sugar Diet Makes Flies Drop Like...Flies

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Scientists recently genetically engineered fruit flies to study the effect of a high-fat diet on their lifespan. In today’s Nerdy Curio from 60-Second Science, find out how the flies’ appetite-suppressing pathways may be similar to ours.

Aired January 24, 2017

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    Noxy N
    Wow, love this!!! I'm currently trying to eliminate sugar from my diet & this was insightful
    appreciate appreciated
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