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Hope for Chinu and others so afflicted: 999today.com Study finds evidence of obesity virus 31 Jan 2006 Karen Bain US researchers have found growing evidence that certain cases of obesity are caused by a family of viruses. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin discovered that the human adenovirus Ad-37 causes obesity in chickens. This finding builds on previous studies that two related viruses, Ad-36 and Ad-5, also cause obesity in animals. Ad-36 has been associated with human obesity, leading researchers to suspect that Ad-37 may also be linked with human obesity. "More research is needed to find out if Ad-37 causes obesity in humans. One study was inconclusive, because only a handful of people showed evidence of infection with Ad-37 - not enough people to draw any conclusions," said lead researcher Leah Whigham. Ad-37, Ad-36 and Ad-5 are part of a family of approximately 50 viruses known as human adenoviruses. Lead researcher Leah Whigham: "Ad-37 is the third human adenovirus to increase adiposity in animals, but not all adenoviruses produce obesity." In the current study, the researchers attempted to determine which adenoviruses might be associated with obesity in chickens. The animals were separated into four groups and exposed to either Ad-2, Ad-31, or Ad-37. There was also a control group that was not exposed to any of the viruses. The researchers measured food intake and tracked weight over three weeks before ending the experiment and measuring the chickens' visceral fat, total body fat, serum lipids and viral antibodies. Chickens inoculated with Ad-37 had much more visceral fat and body fat compared with the chickens infected with Ad-2, Ad-31 or the control group, even though they didn't eat any more. The Ad-37 group was also generally heavier compared to the other three groups, but the difference wasn't great enough to be significant by scientific standards. The researchers concluded that Ad-37 increases obesity in chickens, but Ad-2 and Ad-31 do not. "Ad-37 is the third human adenovirus to increase adiposity in animals, but not all adenoviruses produce obesity," added Whigham. Adenoviruses are a frequent cause of colds and a number of other types of illnesses. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 65 per cent of US adults aged 20 years and older are either overweight or obese, and approximately 30 per cent of adults are obese. The study findings appear in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.