Most people think of fat as something to lose, but brown fat, (also known as brown adipose tissue) works differently from the white fat we typically try to shed. This special tissue burns calories ...

Limiting food intake leads to the conversion of white fat cells into more metabolically active brown fat cells through an immune response, a mouse study shows. A series of rodent experiments showed ...

Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased energy expenditure and a lower body mass index (BMI), and lower fat ...

Rutgers Health researchers have made discoveries about brown fat that may open a new path to helping people stay physically fit as they age. A team from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School found that ...

Recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has emerged as a potential ... BAT activity was negatively related to age, with a similar trend for body fat percentage. In addition, cold-induced glucose ...

BAT is a thermogenic organ. In contrast to white adipose tissue (WAT), the primary function of BAT is to produce heat by the process of nonshivering thermogenesis (NST). This process is enabled by ...

It is the good fat which can help us lose weight rather than gain it. Now new research has found that the brown adipose tissue (BAT) which is rich in mitochondria, could promote longevity and help ...