Brown Fat Helps Exercisers Feel the Burn

Exercise causes many body tissues to undergo beneficial adaptations that contribute to improved metabolic health. Studies headed by a team at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center now indicate that some of these beneficial effects may be mediated, at least in part, by a circulating lipid hormone, or lipokine, which is released by brown fat in response to exercise.Kristin Stanford, Ph.D., and colleagues found that humans and mice who completed just a single bout of moderate exercise exhibit