For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The ...

Brown fat, also called brown adipose tissue, helps maintain your body temperature when you get too cold. It’s the same fat that bears use to stay warm when they hibernate. Babies are born with a ...

For the first time, researchers have identified brown fat in a living human – a find that could lead to development of future weight loss treatments. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans ...

A special kind of body fat known as brown fat, or brown adipose tissue, may actually burn calories. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about what brown fat is, what it does, and ...

Body fat certainly has a bad reputation, but it turns out that not all fat is equal. There's growing evidence that brown fat can actually be beneficial for your health and weight, and the more of ...

In adults, brown fat constitutes less than 0.5% of body weight. People who are lean have more of it than those with a higher body-fat percentage.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The next breakthrough in anti-aging medicine might come from a surprising source: fat. But not just any fat—brown fat, a special type that burns energy rather than ...

Brown fat’s presence in adult humans has been known for decades. While previously believed to have no function, in 2009 a series of studies showed it does burn energy when activated by short ...

Boosting your levels of brown fat could actually help you burn more calories and reduce white fat in the body. These helpful tips show just how to increase your brown fat levels.

In separate studies, researchers have determined that in cold conditions, people's calorie-gobbling brown fat uses ordinary fat as fuel — and that exercise may convert ordinary fat to brown fat.

Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintain body temperature by converting calorie-rich nutrients into heat.

Research suggests that brown fat—which we lose as we age—might reduce the risk of inflammatory diseases, control obesity, and ultimately lengthen our lives.