The obesity epidemic is a global issue and shows no signs of abating, while the cause of
this epidemic remains unclear. Marketing practices of energy-dense foods and institutionally …

Obesity results when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. Naturally occurring genetic
mutations, as well as ablative lesions, have shown that the brain regulates both aspects of …

Indoor thermal environment contributes to the comfort of occupants and even affects their
health and well-being. Recent years have witnessed emerging studies on the connection …

A worldwide increase in the incidence of obesity indicates the unsuccessful battle against
this disorder. Obesity and the associated health problems urgently require effective …

The incidence of the metabolic syndrome has reached epidemic levels in the Western world.
With respect to the energy balance, most attention has been given to reducing energy (food) …

Context: The contribution of brown adipose tissue (BAT) to the energy balance in humans
exposed to sustainable cold has not been completely established, partially because of …

The concepts of comfort and health may be related but are not synonyms. New knowledge
has been gathered regarding metabolic health effects of temperature exposure outside the …

A basic property of endothermic thermoregulation is the ability to generate heat by
increasing metabolism in response to cold ambient temperatures to maintain a stable core …

A solid-phase radioimmunoassay is described for the estimation of the uncoupling protein
content of human brown adipose tissue mitochondria, as an index of thermogenic capacity …

The presence of active brown adipose tissue in adult humans has been recognized in
general physiology only since 2007. The intervening three years established that the depots …