Brown adipose tissue - not as hot as we thought

The article by Blondin et al. (2015) in the current issue of The Journal of Physiology brings together and expands upon three adipose/muscle-related concepts that emphasize the importance of understanding physiology before jumping to conclusions when new findings are reported. First, the excitement following the reports of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in 2009 (Cypess et al. 2009; van Marken Lichtenbelt et al. 2009; Virtanen et al. 2009) has...