date:Jun 28, 2019
moved on to humans to see if the results were similar.
The team used a thermal imaging technique, which theyd previously pioneered, to trace the bodys brown fat reserves. The non-invasive technique helps the team to locate brown fat and assess its capacity to produce heat.
From our previous work, we knew that brown fat is mainly located in the neck region, so we were able to image someone straight after they had a drink to see if the brown fat got hotter, said Prof Symonds.
The results were p