How Your Body's Heat-Making Fat Could Help Fight Obesity
Scientists discovered a special protein called Cars2 that helps your body create brown fat—the kind of fat that burns calories to make heat instead of storing …
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New Brain Target Could Help Bodies Burn More Calories
Scientists discovered a new way to help the body burn more calories and lose weight by targeting a specific area of the brain called the dorsal raphe nucleus. …
Read MoreHow Your Body's Heat-Making Fat Could Help Fight Obesity
Scientists discovered how estrogen helps your body create special "beige fat" that burns calories and generates heat. When people become obese, they lose the …
Read MoreA Protein That Controls Fat Burning Could Help Prevent Obesity
Scientists discovered that a protein called PDE5A plays an important role in how our bodies store and burn fat. When researchers removed this protein in mice, …
Read MoreHow Gut Bacteria Help Animals Stay Warm When Food is Scarce
Scientists discovered that when animals eat less protein, their gut bacteria change in ways that help them produce more body heat and survive harsh conditions. …
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