Brown Fat Get Rid of White Fat: What’s Brown Fat?

November 26, 2009 | 2 Comments

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Over 30 years ago, some scientists believed that Adipose Tissue (BAT) controlled obesity.

What is BAT?

BAT is a high energy tissue that changes food energy into heat and stores white fat energy. On the other hand; some researchers were actually skeptical about this idea because there wasn’t that much within humans. However, the invention of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) actually changed opinions.

What is a PET/CT Scan?

Positron Emission Tomography /Computed Tomography, or PET/CT, is a dedicated scanner which incorporates both PET and CT technology into a single unit. PET/CT is a whole body scan that can effectively detect and evaluate many types of cancer earlier and more accurately than any other imaging tests. PET/CT is also helpful in diagnosing certain neurological conditions such as uncontrollable seizures or Alzheimer’s disease.

It’s basically 3D X-ray in colors with High Definition.

How Does Invention of PET Help Me?
In order for you to get PET scan, the hospital injects you with radio active glucose! This radio active sugar helps detect and catch your body in action, and it activates your brown fat.
Other than detecting brain problems, and cancers accurately in HD, you also burn calories equivalent to intense fitness exercise.

Energy Metabolism Works through Several Coupled Reactions

In other words, energy is released by breaking down carbohydrates, proteins and fats. It is then gathered in other reactions, for example, a high energy chemical like ATP synthesis or storing carbs and fats. Uncoupling happens when energy from a meal is broken down and released as heat rather than capturing it as ATR Brown fat and changing food energy into heat.

Two ounces of this metabolically active tissue (the brown fat) can burn a total of 500 calories daily. Drug companies are trying to come up with a pill that will increase your metabolism by controlling uncoupling in brown fat. As a result, this controls body fat. Increasing brown fat activity and production can encourage weight loss and help people conquer obesity altogether.

Final thoughts
There’s nothing we can do right now to increase the brown fat in humans but keep your eyes open for a new drug made with radio active sugar!

Source: Obesity Reviews, 10: 265-268, 2009