Brown fat: Fat that makes you thin

Brown fat: Fat that makes you thin

March 30, 2012 6:52 AM

Two new studies are raising hope that brown fat -- fat that burns calories like a furnace -- may some day be used to help people control their weight. Dr. Holly Phillips reports.

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