Brown fat activity and metabolic activity were assessed after cold exposure and again after sitting at room temperature. Researchers found that those who were conceived in a cold season showed ...

looked at the weather and atmosphere at the time of conception (when the baby is made). They discovered that people conceived in colder months have more active brown fat – the special type that ...

The Tohoku University-led team examined two types of body fat – white fat, which stores energy, and brown fat, which produces heat by consuming energy – in the study published in the Nature ...

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Brown adipose tissue is a type of fat that burns energy, keeps us warm, and helps regulate blood sugar. Along with increased brown fat activity, participants also showed increased energy ...