Articles — white fat

Body fat is made up of 2 types of fat tissue: White fat and brown fat. White fat is the fat that stores fat as a form of energy accumulated for future needs. Brown fat is a unique type of fat that is very rich in mitochondria (the powerhouse of metabolism) that has the ability to burn fat and change it into body heat. Brown fat plays a role in metabolism and is predominantly found in infants and in animals that hibernate. Only recently has the presence of brown fat in adults been well documented and better understood. It is...