Tuesday, 31 March 2015

'Good Fat' Communicates With Brain to Counter Obesity

There are two main types of fat - brown fat and white fat. Brown fat is considered to be a 'good fat' or 'healthy fat' because it burns calories to help generate heat for our bodies and expend energy. White fat stores energy for later and is known to increase the risk for health issues such as diabetes and heart disease. An individual with a healthy metabolism has less white fat and an active supply of brown fat. Researchers from Georgia State University have found that brown ...

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