White fat cells are usually found beneath the skin and in the abdominal cavity. Pavel Chagochkin/ Shutterstock May 18, 2020 Brown, white and beige: understanding your body’s different fat cells could help with weight loss Trust Diya, Staffordshire University We all have white and brown fat cells – but recent research shows there’s a third type, called “beige” cells.
Cool science. Levranii August 18, 2016 Diabetes treatment could be revolutionised by making people cold John Speakman, University of Aberdeen Scientists thought they were closing in on one great new treatment but may have found another instead.
Tip the scale. Scale image via www.shutterstock.com. December 16, 2015 Fat-burning fat exists, but might not be the key to weight loss Desiree Wanders, Georgia State University The potential health benefits of energy-burning brown and beige fat might be not the effect on weight, but rather on blood sugar and cholesterol.
Shiver me timbers. bmhkim February 5, 2014 Shivering unlocks new way of fighting fat Francesc Villarroya, Universitat de Barcelona Shivering is not an activity many of us enjoy. We do it because we are cold and uncomfortable. But perhaps the news that it could have some of the same benefits as moderate bouts of exercise will stop…