The research was led by scientists from the University of Aberdeen.
They were interested in unraveling a particular biological mystery, known as theathletes paradox.
The teams findings,publishedWednesday in Nature Communications, are based on a relatively small sample size.
New research is tryin to better understand why both athletes and those with diabetes tend to store high levels of fat inside their muscle cells.Image: David Davies/Press Association (AP)
So more studies will be needed to confirm what the team has found here.
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