Cold exposure prompts body to convert white fat to calorie-burning beige fat

Exposure to cold temperatures can convert white fat tissue from the thighs and belly to beige fat that burns calories for heat, but this biological response is hampered in obese people, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism . Known as brown adipose tissue , brown fat is a particular kind of fat tissue that burns energy and glucose to generate heat.

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