The rats in the tungsten group put on less weight than the animals that were fattened but not given the supplement. The rats in the group that got the highest tungsten dose became thinner even than the animals in the control group, despite the fatty diet they were on.
When the researchers measured the rats' body composition, they noticed that tungsten supplementation had reduced the amount of fat reserves. Cells in the fat tissue had even died.
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