Diabetes: Despite being obese, the body's metabolism is still healthy!

Not all obesity is the same.
Brown fat may make all the difference.
Recently, a research report entitled "Active Brown Adipose Tissue is Associated With a Healthier Metabolic Phenotype in Obesity " was published in the international journal Diabetes.
In, scientists from the Vienna Medical University and other institutions have found through research that compared with obese people without brown fat in their bodies, people who are severely overweight (obese) may also contain active brown fat, which suggests that their body’s metabolism may Healthier, and use more energy
.

Relevant research results indicate that the presence of brown fat may protect the body against secondary obesity-related diseases

Not all obesity is the same.

 

PET/CT scan reveals the distribution of brown fat in women's bodies
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PET/CT scan reveals the distribution of brown fat in women's bodies
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Image source: Public Domain

Image source: Public Domain

 

For many years, scientists have been trying to understand why some obese people do not seem to suffer from various diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure compared to people of similar weight .
Now it seems that the so-called "metabolically healthy obesity" (metabolically healthy obesity) An important factor of obesity is the form of brown fat in the body
.

Researcher Florian Kiefer explained that brown fat has long been considered beneficial to the body's metabolism, because unlike the more common white stored fat, it can burn energy in the form of calories

For many years, scientists have been trying to understand why some obese people do not seem to suffer from various diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure compared to people of similar weight .

 

In this research report, the researchers found that more than one-third of severely overweight adults (BMI greater than 35kg/m2) still have active brown fat in their bodies ; the researchers first asked volunteers to use cooling vests to expose them to In moderate cold, it activates the brown fat in the body, and then scans it by PET-CT
.

Researcher Kiefe said that in adults, brown fat is mainly found in the bottom of the neck and ribs; a brief cold stimulation of about an hour is enough to activate brown fat

In this research report, the researchers found that more than one-third of severely overweight adults (BMI greater than 35kg/m2) still have active brown fat in their bodies ; the researchers first asked volunteers to use cooling vests to expose them to In moderate cold, it activates the brown fat in the body, and then scans it by PET-CT

 

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diabetesjournals.
org/content/early/2021/10/18/db21-0475

Image source: https://diabetes.
diabetesjournals.
org/content/early/2021/10/18/db21-0475

 

Researcher Kiefer said that we found that participants with brown fat performed better on almost all metabolic parameters, even though their BMI was slightly higher; and related research data once again showed that the important thing does not seem to be just the adipose tissue.
Quantity, and more importantly, its quality
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In fact, the difference in fat distribution may promote the body's favorable metabolic conditions.

Researcher Kiefer said that we found that participants with brown fat performed better on almost all metabolic parameters, even though their BMI was slightly higher; and related research data once again showed that the important thing does not seem to be just the adipose tissue.

In summary , , results of this study show that there is no reduction in brown adipose tissue associated 18F FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose, FDG) intake or adipose tissue per se, but with the high visceral fat mass

Original source:

Carsten T.

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Carsten T.
Herz, Oana C.
Kulterer , Marlene Prager, et al Active Brown Adipose Tissue is Associated With a Healthier Metabolic Phenotype in Obesity, Diabetes (2021) DOI:.
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