Get ready to drop that bacon cheeseburger in excitement, big boned individuals, fans of Richard Simmons, and run-of-the-mill fatties. Are you ready for some mouth-watering news? Some fat may actually help you burn fat!
The cannibalistic material, called “brown fat,” conducts an internal race war with bad “white,” fat to keep you warm. It was originally thought to be found only in rats and human infants, but new studies show that some stays in the body as you age.
While it is unclear if brown fat is more a cause of leanness or a result of it, a pill is being researched to capitalize on this new, potential weight loss discovery. There is also surely a Skinny Rat, Human Infant Bitch: The Brown Fat Diet book on the way, but until then, there is something you can do. Brown fat was found to be stimulated when the subjects of one study sat in a 16-degree-C (61-degree-F) room for two hours in an ice bath, so join the Polar Bear Club, move to Alaska, or have your kidney stolen.
