Can brown fat defeat obesity?

• Autores: Melinda Wenner Moyer
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 30-32
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses research into brown fat tissue in humans, focusing on its potential impact in combating obesity. Topics include the role of brown fat in regulating body temperature in infants and its discovery in adults, methods of identifying the location of brown fat under the skin such as positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT), and efforts to boost the activity of brown fat cells to promote weight loss.