Q: In a recent column about abdominal fat, you talked about two kinds of fat – brown fat and white fat. I’d like to hear more about them. A: I’m glad you asked, because the discovery of these two ...

We need body fat to survive, but the color of the fat makes a big difference. Some colors of fat cells are the “good” types, meaning they’re easily accessible by the body to use for energy. Other ...

Over the past decade, scientists have learned an important lesson about fat cells: Their color plays a vital role in metabolic health. White fat cells, or white adipocytes, get their color from ...

Brown fat is often called the “good” fat, because it helps you burn calories and you can generate more by exercising, which converts white fat to brown fat. White fat (AKA the “bad” fat) is associated ...

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Q: In a recent column about abdominal fat, you talked about two kinds of fat - brown fat and white fat. I'd like to hear more about them.