A moment on the lips, forever on the hips.
That old adage about caloric overindulgence doesn’t just apply to noticeably visible parts of the body.
Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona are looking at ways fat is deposited in and around the heart to find new ways to treat diabetes and its heart-related complications.
In a lecture Wednesday, Burnham’s scientific director Daniel P. Kelly explained how the body processes fat overload, and how his lab is working to find new treatments for heart disease associated with too much fat.

