Cold can activate body's 'good' fat at a cellular level, study finds

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21 Mar 2018 12:24:11.547


Lower temperatures can activate the body’s ‘good’ fat formation at a cellular level, a new study led by academics at The University of Nottingham has found.

The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows for the first time that the way in which fat is made within the body is not ‘pre-programmed’ during the early years of development as previously thought but even in adulthood cells can be influenced by our environment to change the type of fat that is formed.

The work could help us to better understand and tackle issues related to obesity and metabolism and develop new ways of controlling diseases such as diabetes.

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More information is available from Dr Virginie Sottile in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham on +44 (0)115 823 1235, virginie.sottile@nottingham.ac.uk

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