The incidence of the metabolic syndrome has reached epidemic levels in the Western world.
With respect to the energy balance, most attention has been given to reducing energy (food) …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays a key role in energy homeostasis and thermogenesis in
animals, conferring protection against diet-induced obesity and hypothermia through the …

OBJECTIVE Brown adipose tissue (BAT) regulates energy homeostasis and fat mass in
mammals and newborns and, most likely, in adult humans. Because BAT activity and BAT …

Living in an enriched environment with complex physical and social stimulation leads to
improved cognitive and metabolic health. In white fat, enrichment induced the upregulation …

Thermogenesis by resting muscle varies with conditions and plays an active role in
homeostasis of body weight. The low metabolic rate of living resting muscles requires that …

The morphological and functional differences between lipid droplets (LDs) in brown (BAT)
and white (WAT) adipose tissues will largely be determined by their associated proteins …

Two types of adipose tissue can be distinguished histologically and functionally: white
(WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). Whereas BAT is specialized in the production of …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is currently considered as a target to combat obesity and
diabetes in humans. BAT is densely innervated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) …

Obesity is a health problem worldwide, and energy imbalance has been pointed out as one
of the main factors responsible for its development. As mitochondria are a key element in …

The looming pandemic of obesity and overweight, driven by ready access to high-calorie
food and an increasingly sedentary way of life, poses a severe threat to global public health …