Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- Some fat helps control blood vessels.
- Scientists studied a type called beige fat.
- They changed a gene in fat cells.
- Mice stayed healthy but lost beige fat.
- Fat near vessels looked like white fat.
- Blood pressure went up in the mice.
- Vessels became stiff and less flexible.
- A protein called QSOX1 increased a lot.
- Removing QSOX1 stopped the vessel problems.
- People with PRDM16 changes have higher blood pressure.
Difficult words
- beige — a light brown color between brown and whitebeige fat
- gene — a unit in cells that controls traits
- vessel — a tube that carries blood in bodyblood vessels, Vessels
- blood pressure — the force of blood in your arteries
- stiff — not easy to bend or move
- protein — a molecule in cells that does work
- remove — to take something away or stop itRemoving
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Discussion questions
- Do you check your blood pressure?
- Do you eat foods with fat?
- Have you seen the phrase "beige fat" before?
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