A Burning Question - Can Some Body Fat Keep You Thin?

A Burning Question - Can Some Body Fat Keep You Thin?

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White Adipocytes (Fat Cells)

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White Adipocytes (Fat Cells)

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A Burning Question - Can Some Body Fat Keep You Thin?

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  1. 1 THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
  2. 2 Obesity Threatens Public Health
  3. 3 Clinical Case
  4. 4 Obesity Is Defined by Excess Fat (Adipose Tissue)
  5. 5 Why Do We Need Adipose Tissue?
  6. 6 White Adipocytes (Fat Cells)
  7. 7 Is Fat the Problem or Could It Be Part of the Solution?
  8. 8 Metabolic Futile Cycle Generates Heat
  9. 9 Brown Fat Protects Newborns from Hypothermia
  10. 10 Inducible Brown Fat Can Help Adult Animals Survive in the Cold
  11. 11 PRDM16 Controls Brown Fat Development
  12. 12 3D View of Thermogenic Fat
  13. 13 Physiological Effects of Thermogenic Fat
  14. 14 Targeting Thermogenic Fat to Treat Obesity and Comorbid Diseases
  15. 15 Conventional Notions Suggest This Will Not Work
  16. 16 Cold-Inducible Brown Fat in Adult Humans
  17. 17 What Role Does Brown Fat Play in Human Health and Disease?
  18. 18 Variables Associated with Brown Fat
  19. 19 Brown Fat and Cardiometabolic Health
  20. 20 Brown Fat Protects Against Sequelae of Obesity
  21. 21 What Explains the Benefits Associated with Brown Fat?
  22. 22 The Possibility of Brown Fat Activating Therapies
  23. 23 A Cautionary Tale
  24. 24 Current Therapeutic Targets
  25. 25 What Determines Brown Fat Activity ?
  26. 26 Can We Identify Genetic Variants That Control Brown Fat?
  27. 27 Summary

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