A scramble to harness the metabolic power of brown fat
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 19:49
in Mathematics & Economics
The discovery in adults of brown fat, a metabolic dynamo, may open weight-loss doors down the road. Americans spend millions each year searching for the right diet or exercise program -- all in an effort to shed some fat. But there's one type of fat that most would probably like to hold on to: brown fat.
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