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- From: nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu (David Nye)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Weight loss and ambiant temperature
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.233223.2358@cnsvax.uwec.edu>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 23:32:23 -0600
- References: <1dsgm3INNqm2@fido.asd.sgi.com> <1992Nov13.051524.2320@cnsvax.uwec.edu> <1992Nov15.000240.0278877@locus.com>
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- In article <1992Nov15.000240.0278877@locus.com>, yazz@locus.com (Bob Yazz) writes:
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- > I'm afraid this isn't true. In addition to shivering, the body has at least
- > one other mechanism for generating heat, brown fat thermogenesis. It burns
- > up lots of calories.
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- I was taught that man has no brown fat. I'd be interested in a reference if
- you have one.
-
- David Nye
- nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu
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