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Olfaction Determines Weight in Mice

Caloric Restriction Turns White Fat Brown

Wiping Out Gut Bugs Stops Obesity

Shingo Kajimura: Fishing for Answers

The Skinny on Fat Cells

Warming Up to Brown Fat

Irisin Redeemed

Burn Victims Produce Brown Fat

The Dark Side of Light

Fat Injection Slims Obese Mice

Irisin Skepticism Goes Way Back

Drug Stimulates Brown Fat

Brain’s Role in Browning White Fat

Drug Spurs Digestion

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Markers Distinguish “Good” from “Bad” Fat

Activating Beige Fat

Shivering Akin to Exercising

Temperature-Sensing Fat Cells
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