Shivering Activates Fat to Keep You Warm

Shivering Activates Fat to Keep You Warm

Scientific American: Mind and Brain

Shivering does more than contract muscles to produce warmth—it also activates brown fat to convert chemical energy directly to heat. Christopher Intagliata reports

 

Original Article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/shivering-activates-brown-fat/

Julio Pereira, MD

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