brown fat
noun
: a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring especially in human fetuses and newborn infants and in hibernating animals
called also brown adipose tissue
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At slower vertical climbing rates, calorie burn rates were higher than normal at 32 degrees, because the subjects were spending extra energy keeping themselves warm by shivering and activating their brown fat.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2025
Brown adipose tissue, also known as brown fat, is a particular type of fat that can produce heat and increase the amount of calories the body burns.12
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—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Less brown fat may help explain why some people with obesity can have lower body temperatures than those who aren’t obese, and why there has been a decline in average body temperature in the U.S. since the industrial revolution.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Please Mind the Microbiome Gap A healthy microbiome produces a full range of beneficial metabolites that support calorie-burning brown fat, muscle endurance and metabolic health.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2025
Brown adipose tissue, also known as brown fat, is a particular type of fat that can produce heat and increase the amount of calories the body burns.12
6.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Less brown fat may help explain why some people with obesity can have lower body temperatures than those who aren’t obese, and why there has been a decline in average body temperature in the U.S. since the industrial revolution.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Please Mind the Microbiome Gap A healthy microbiome produces a full range of beneficial metabolites that support calorie-burning brown fat, muscle endurance and metabolic health.
—Christopher Damman, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Brown fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20fat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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