Researchers Find Possible Weight Loss Breakthrough in Brown Fat
Submitted by DeepDiveAdmin on Apr 9, 2009
Researchers have found that adults with more "brown" fat are slimmer. There may be a way to stimulate brown-fat growth to help weight loss efforts.
NBC chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman weighs in.
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Last summer researchers told us about The Exercise Pill (TheExercisePill.com), a drug (called AICAR) developed by Schering-Plough. It builds muscle and improves stamina while you sleep or just sit. It’s still being tested, but the results in mice are astounding. Now we have a second major medical breakthrough – discovery of good fat (brown fat) in adults (BrownFatWeightLoss.com). What a great world!