By Desiree Wanders
Georgia State University 

Fat-burning fat exists, but might not be the key to weight loss

 

October 6, 2017



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(THE CONVERSATION) When you think about body fat, it’s probably white fat that comes to mind. That’s where our bodies store excess calories, and it’s the stuff you want to get rid of when you are trying to lose weight.

But white fat isn’t the only kind of fat in the body – you also have brown fat and beige, or brite, fat, which can actually burn calories instead of storing them.

Fat that burns calories instead of packing them on the body sounds like the Holy Grail of o...



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