[HTML][HTML] Brown adipose tissue oxidative metabolism contributes to energy expenditure during acute cold exposure in humans

V Ouellet, SM Labbé, DP Blondin… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
V Ouellet, SM Labbé, DP Blondin, S Phoenix, B Guérin, F Haman, EE Turcotte, D Richard
The Journal of clinical investigation, 2012Am Soc Clin Investig
That adult humans possess brown fat is now accepted—but is the brown fat metabolically
active? Does human brown fat actually combust fat to release heat? In this issue of the JCI,
Ouellet et al. demonstrate that metabolism in brown fat really is increased when adult
humans are exposed to cold. This boosts the possibility that calorie combustion in brown fat
may be of significance for our metabolism and, correspondingly, that the absence of brown
fat may increase our proneness to obesity—provided that brown fat becomes activated not …
That adult humans possess brown fat is now accepted—but is the brown fat metabolically active? Does human brown fat actually combust fat to release heat? In this issue of the JCI, Ouellet et al. demonstrate that metabolism in brown fat really is increased when adult humans are exposed to cold. This boosts the possibility that calorie combustion in brown fat may be of significance for our metabolism and, correspondingly, that the absence of brown fat may increase our proneness to obesity—provided that brown fat becomes activated not only by cold but also through food-related stimuli.
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