Being cold could be the key to losing weight this winter, thanks to a special type of fat. Unlike white fat, which serves as energy reserves for the body, brown fat converts calories into heat when we ...

For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The discovery opens the door to developing treatments for the extreme weight loss, ...

We want to lose it. We want to burn it. We want to trim it. We want to melt it off. But fat isn’t a catch-all evil waiting to gift us with a few more doughy pounds. Research shows not all fat is ...

April 9 -- WEDNESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Take note of the brown revolution -- the brown fat revolution, that is. Three separate groups of scientists on two continents have independently ...

Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are increasingly present in the population. Brown adipose tissue has a protective function against these prevalent diseases, as it burns calories and can ...

In the battle against obesity, a new player is emerging, and surprisingly enough, it is a type of fat. Harvard Medical School researchers have highlighted the potential of this fat as a novel target ...

Cutting a single amino acid from the diet caused rapid, drastic weight loss in mice by converting white fat into calorie-burning brown fat. The study reveals a powerful new mechanism for weight loss ...