Energy balance
Adult humans possess functional brown adipose tissue (BAT) capable of thermogenesis, and increasing its mass or activity through pharmacological or nutritional interventions can increase energy expenditure to treat obesity and diabetes.
Your body likely has brown fat that can burn calories, especially if you are leaner and younger. While you cannot directly 'turn it on' with a simple lifestyle hack yet, understanding that cold exposure and potentially certain diets (like ketogenic) may stimulate it offers a new perspective on metabolic health. Future treatments may target this tissue directly.
Adult humans have functional BAT, a new target for antiobesity and antidiabetes therapies focusing on increasing energy expenditure.
Why this rating
The paper cites multiple independent studies using PET/CT and histology confirming BAT presence, but notes that long-term clinical efficacy and safety of specific drugs are still under investigation.
Source
Brown fat as a therapy for obesity and diabetes
Aaron M. Cypess et al. · Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity · 2010
DOI 10.1097/med.0b013e328337a81f
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