Endocrine Abstracts

The obesity epidemic has underlined the need for new treatments to aid weight loss and prevent the associated sequelae of obesity such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular disease. The relatively recent discovery of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans has revived interest in activating this tissue to increase energy expenditure as a novel treatment for obesity and associated metabolic disease. BAT is a thermogenic organ that generates heat ...