Original article by Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 6 : 23-Jun-14

Garvan Institute endocrinologist and clinical research fellow Paul Lee is leading a study in the US and Australia on obesity. The research indicates that adults who sleep in a cool rather than hot room for a month develop "baby fat", or brown fat, that burns energy to produce heat. The scientists believe that each 60 grams of this substance can burn 4.5 kilograms of white fat during a year, and that current high obesity rates may be linked to modern dwellings being climate-controlled environments

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