Brown Fat Flexes Its Muscle

Brown fat, or brown adipose tissue (BAT), is particularly abundant in babies and in small mammals, and plays a key role in generating body heat and burning excess energy. In adults, brown fat activation is linked with lower body weight, and better glucose and lipid regulation, which makes it a potential therapeutic target for metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.Studies in rodents by a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) now indicate that brown fat can also act to reg