Beyond the Sympathetic Tone: The New Brown Fat Activators

If we could avoid the side effects associated with global sympathetic activation, activating brown adipose tissue to increase thermogenesis would be a safe way to lose weight. The discovery of adrenergic-independent brown fat activators opens the prospect of developing this alternative way to effici...

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Published in:	Cell metabolism 2013-05, Vol.17 (5), p.638-643
Main Authors:	Villarroya, Francesc, Vidal-Puig, Antonio
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adipose Tissue, Brown - metabolism Animals Body Weight - physiology Energy Metabolism - physiology Humans Sympathetic Nervous System - metabolism Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology Thermogenesis - physiology Weight Loss - physiology
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Summary:	If we could avoid the side effects associated with global sympathetic activation, activating brown adipose tissue to increase thermogenesis would be a safe way to lose weight. The discovery of adrenergic-independent brown fat activators opens the prospect of developing this alternative way to efficiently and safely induce negative energy balance.
ISSN:	1550-4131 1932-7420