Human brown fat, adiposity, and cardiometabolic health: New pieces to the puzzle

Maria Chondronikola; Labros S Sidossis

doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100356

Human brown fat, adiposity, and cardiometabolic health: New pieces to the puzzle

Cell Rep Med. 2021 Jul 21;2(7):100356. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100356. eCollection 2021 Jul 20.

Authors

Maria Chondronikola^{1

2}, Labros S Sidossis^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
² Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Kinesiology and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

Abstract

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is an emerging target against obesity and its related metabolic diseases. Wibmer et al.¹ recently reported that human BAT is associated with a healthier fat distribution and improved cardiometabolic health independent of adiposity and fat distribution.

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Adipose Tissue, Brown / metabolism
Adiposity
Cardiovascular Diseases* / metabolism
Humans
Metabolic Diseases* / metabolism
Obesity / metabolism

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