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Article: Brown Adipose Tissue: A Really Cool Idea.
- Article from:
- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- May 29, 2009
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Brown Adipose Tissue: A Really Cool Idea
Abstract & commentary
By Barbara A. Phillips, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Kentucky; Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Samaritan Hospital, Lexington. Dr. Phillips is a retained consultant for Cephalon and Ventus; and serves on the speakers bureau for Cephalon and Boehringer Ingelheim.
Synopsis: Brown adipose tissue is involved in temperature regulation, and relates to metabolic rate and body mass index. Its activity appears to be reduced in people who are obese.
Source: van Marken Lichtenbelt WD, et al. Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men. N Engl J Med 2009; ...