Can Brown Fat Help You Lose Weight?
Thursday April 9, 2009
Brown fat, or brown adipose tissue (BAT), is making news today, not because it's some new discovery, but because scientists have found that activating this type of fat may help people burn calories and lose weight.
Brown fat uses calories to generate heat to keep babies, who are unable to shiver, warm. Brown fat was believed to disappear after infancy. However, several papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine, indicate that adults still have pockets of brown fat that can burn huge numbers of calories. The brown fat appears to be activated when in cold temperatures. Even sitting in a cool room (61 and 66 degrees) can get brown fat burning calories.
The buzz is that someday researchers may create ways to activate brown fat or increase the amount of brown fat in order to help people loss weight.
Read More about Brown Fat
- The New York Times:
Calorie-Burning Fat? Studies Say You Have It - The New England Journal of Medicine:
Cold-Activated Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Men
Brown Adipose Tissue in Adult Humans
Functional Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adults
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I found that losing weight is not that hard as anyone would think. It sure takes commitment and following a simple plan but the key element is persistance.
You need to monitor the calories, lose the junk food, sodas, sweets and do some physical exercises. I myself love dancing.