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The other, friendly fat

Brown fat is active in adult humans and could help keep them lean

By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

In the ongoing battle of the bulge, maybe it is time to fight fat with fat.

Brown fat shows up (black) in a PET-CT scan of a man after an hour-long exposure to chilly temperatures (right) but is not as apparent in a scan done at room temperature (left).