Brown Fat As The Secret to Weight Loss

Scientists have known for some time that there are two types of fat: a white variety and a brown variety.

White fat insulates the body and stores energy and is the most abundant type of fat in the body

Brown fat gets its color from the iron in the mitochondria and burns fat instead of storing it. During the burning process it generates heat and encourages weight loss

Brown fat has mostly been found in infants and it has been thought to  be lost as we get older but the scientists have now discovered a way to generate brown fat in mice. It works by converting the white fat to brown fat.

Distribution of fat in different areas of the body is the basis for recognizing the 3 body types that is the basis of the Body By Type Diet

Studies in humans have not yet commenced  but who would have thought that fat could be a future source of weight loss