Endocrine Abstracts

The occurrence of obesity and the related metabolic syndrome increases dramatically worldwide. A positive energy balance causes obesity. Facultative thermogenesis, which is the increase in energy expenditure in response to cold or diet, may be an effective way to affect the energy balance.Several studies have confirmed that humans show significant (mild) cold induced thermogenesis, i.e. without shivering. Tissues shown to be involved in adults are skelet...