resulting in excess energy storage in the white adipose tissue (WAT) depots. In contrast to WAT, brown adipose tissue (BAT) converts excess energy into heat via uncoupled respiration, which is ...

BAT is a thermogenic organ. In contrast to white adipose tissue (WAT), the primary function of BAT is to produce heat by the process of nonshivering thermogenesis (NST). This process is enabled by ...

Adipose tissue comes in three colors: white, brown and beige. While white fat specializes in storing lipid and expands during obesity, brown fat is thermogenic, turning energy into heat. Beige fat is ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

There are two types of fatty or adipose tissue: white and brown. White adipose tissue mostly stores energy, while brown fat (its cells have more mitochondria and that gives them a brown hue ...

evaluated the role of brown adipose tissue (BAT), a special type of fat that burns calories to generate heat, in improving exercise endurance and supporting healthy aging. Unlike regular white fat ...

Recently, another type of cells called brown-in-white (BRITE) or beige cells, in white adipose tissue (WAT) have been found.3 BRITE cells possess a multilocular morphology, enriched mitochondria and ...

Of two types of fat in the body, white adipose tissue (WAT) mostly stores energy, while brown adipose tissue—its cells have more mitochondria which gives them a brown hue—is responsible for ...