New 'secret calorie-burning switch' in brown fat discovered
A breakthrough study has found that brown fat could increase calorie burning and lead to weight loss.
Brown fat, a form of energy-burning fat, can speed up the body’s metabolism through a secret heat-making switch, helping to fight obesity.
According to a study published in Nature and conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, this process involves an enzyme called ACOX2, found in small structures inside brown fat cells.
The fat consumes cellular energy and produces heat, which improves metabolic health.
- The enzyme ACOX2 keeps working even when the body’s main fat-burning process is shut off.
- It burns certain fatty acids and releases heat.
Author's summary: Brown fat's secret switch boosts calorie burning.