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Scientists Learn to Trigger Fat-Burning Fat

So-called 'brown fat' could help in fight against obesity

(Newser) - Scientists are a step closer to being able to help people slim down with the help of the body's own fat, reports Time . German researchers were able to use an enzyme known as COX-2 in order to make white fat—the majority of human fat cells—act more like brown... More »

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