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'Good' Energy Burning Fat In Lean Adults

Posted April 10, 2009 9:15 AM

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News:

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of "good" fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children. Unlike white fat, which stores energy and comprises most body fat, this good fat, called brown fat, is active in burning calories and using energy. The finding, reported in the April 9th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, could pave the way for new treatments both for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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04/10/2009 1:38 PM

So - fat people... should.... eat... babies.
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04/10/2009 1:45 PM

Do baby back ribs and lamb chops count?
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04/10/2009 1:49 PM

Only if they're from real babies.
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04/10/2009 7:55 PM

You guys are sick, sick, sick.

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04/13/2009 9:11 AM

Thanks for keeping it "lite". Now we need to discriminate against fat? Unfortunately, eating fat (alone) does not make you fat.

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