Posted by: Raj Sundar on: April 10, 2009
Set of papers published in New England Journal of Medicine confirm the existence of brown fat (stores of adipose tissue), which unlike the regular fat tissue that stores energy, burns through it.
These fat tissues are packed with mitochondria and they are responsible for regulating the body temperature. These cells burn the calories and release that energy as heat, once believed to be found only in the newborns to keep the body warm. These cells tend to decrease in quantities as one ages, as by now the body is accustomed to the environment and better at regulating the temperature.
This researchers hope could potentially lead to weight-loss treatment.
