A Natural Way to Burn Calories

Did you know about brown protein cells that can burn calories and body fat? It's true and it's almost too much of a good thing. Scientists are going to start a different type of obesity treatment involving many brown protein cells so that fat can burn. But meanwhile, eat some protein so that you'll gain more brown protein cells.

Obesity: Scientists identify a protein that promotes the burning of body fat
Alok Jha Thursday August 21 2008 11:40 BST

When given to mice the protein increases the production of brown fat cells – which burn calories. The discovery could lead to the development of new therapies for tackling obesity

Scientists have found a protein that can promote the burning of body fat – a discovery that could lead to new ways to tackle obesity.

Mice injected with a protein called BMP7 increased their production of "good" brown fat cells, while keeping their levels of the normal white fat cells constant.

Fat is a crucial part of the body's regulation of metabolism and body temperature. There are two types of fat cell with different functions: the well-known white fat cells, which store energy and contribute to obesity, and lesser-known brown fat cells that burn calories to generate body heat. More...