Apparently it's a thing. It's different from _white_ fat, which is what people typically think of when they think of fat tissue. It generates heat in the body utilizing high levels of [[Mitochondria]]. An absence of brown fat is associated with bad [[Subcategories of Health#Cardiometabolic Health|metabolic health]] outcomes, an absence is _also_ associate with [[Thermoneutral]] living. **** # More ## Source - [[Good Energy (book)]] ## Related