OBESITY Be cool, lose weight

被引:46
作者
Farmer, Stephen R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Boston, MA 02118 USA
关键词
BROWN ADIPOSE-TISSUE;
D O I
10.1038/458839a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
070301 [无机化学]; 070403 [天体物理学]; 070507 [自然资源与国土空间规划学]; 090105 [作物生产系统与生态工程];
摘要
To lose weight, would you rather diet, exercise or subject yourself to cool temperatures? The last choice is not such an odd one, as adult humans have brown fat tissue that burns calories in response to cold.
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页码:839 / 840
页数:2
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