Lake Nona scientists may have unlocked weight loss secret: Fight fat with fat - Central Florida News 13

Could the key to fighting fat lie within your fat

Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, at Lake Nona, found orexin, a hormone produced in the brain, activates calorie-burning brown fat in mice.

Orexin deficiency is associated with obesity, suggesting that orexin supplements could be a new obesity treatment. It would focus on fat-burning tissue instead of appetite control.

The study findings were published Oct. 5 in Cell Metabolism.

The body fat we typically think of is called white fat. But another type, brown fat, burns fat. Scientists used to think that brown fat disappeared after infancy, but recent advances in imaging technology led to its rediscovery in adult humans. Brown fat is full of blood vessels—that's what makes it brown—and it's very good at converting calories into energy.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 33.8 percent of U.S. adults are obese, which puts them at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke and certain cancers.

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Source: Orlando Business Journal

06 Oct, 2011

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