brown fat
noun
: a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring especially in human fetuses and newborn infants and in hibernating animals
called also brown adipose tissue
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It's even being studied as a promising obesity treatment, where it was shown to boost brown fat burn and encourage white fat to turn brown in mice.
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New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
In order to generate heat, the brown fat cells need to draw on energy reserves stored in other fat cells.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
This study suggests that the brain’s recollection of cold can act as a switch, turning on the metabolic furnace of brown fat even when the surrounding air is mild.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Some studies suggest that CBD may help convert white fat into brown fat, which is more metabolically active and helps burn calories-though more human research is needed to confirm this effect.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
In order to generate heat, the brown fat cells need to draw on energy reserves stored in other fat cells.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
This study suggests that the brain’s recollection of cold can act as a switch, turning on the metabolic furnace of brown fat even when the surrounding air is mild.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Some studies suggest that CBD may help convert white fat into brown fat, which is more metabolically active and helps burn calories-though more human research is needed to confirm this effect.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Brown fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20fat. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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