Monday, July 7, 2014

New Research Helps Explain How Brown Fat Burns Energy

Our body contains two types of fat cells, easily distinguished by color: brown and white. While white fat serves to store excess calories until they're needed by the body, brown adipocytes actually burn fat by turning it into heat. Ever since it was discovered that adult humans harbor appreciable amounts of brown fat, investigators have been working to better understand its thermogenic fat-burning properties with the ultimate goal of developing novel therapies ...

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