Genetic factor controls health-harming inflammation in obese: Trigger holds promise for treating diabetes, other chronic illnesses

Body fat attracts inflammatory macrophages expressing Kruppel like factor KLF4: KLF4 deficient mice grow more obsese on high fat diets. If one could increase KLF4, to persuade macrophages to remain anti-inflammatory "Would you be able to lose weight, would diabetes go away, would inflammation go away?
Risk factors: Childhood obesity:
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