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Our bodies contain two types of fat: white fat and brown fat. While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns energy and could help us lose weight. Now, scientists at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have found a way of making the white fat ‘browner’ and increasing the efficiency of brown fat.

̽»¨Ö±²¥fatter we are, the more our body appears to produce a protein that inhibits our ability to burn fat, suggests new research published in the journal Nature Communications. ̽»¨Ö±²¥findings may have implications for the treatment of obesity and other metabolic diseases.

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