Brown Fat Plays A Role In Human (And Bear) Fat Regulation
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Posted on December 28, 2009 11:00:00 AM
Most of us have learned that bears use brown adipose tissue (”brown fat”) to assist them in hibernation during the winter, and that other animals use it to regulate body weight and adaptive thermoregulation (control of body temperature). What is less well known is that humans also take advantage of their own version of brown adipose tissue. How it functions in humans may not only have implications for thermoregulation, but for a targeted strategy to combat obesity. The ratio of “white fat” (”bad” fat) to brown fat (”good” fat) may also be important. (more…)
This post, Brown Fat Plays A Role In Human (And Bear) Fat Regulation, was originally published on Healthine.com by Paul S Auerbach M.D., M.S..