Scientists Discover a Surprising New Effect of a Popular Blood Pressure Drug
Researchers found losartan directly boosts brown fat activity in cells and mice, while patient scans linked the drug to detectable brown fat in more than 100,000 records.
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Brown Fat Can Be Beneficial For The Body – And a Blood Pressure Drug Could Turn It On
Brown fat cells are built differently to white fat cells. (ALIOUI Mohammed Elamine/iStockphoto/Getty Images) Physical and mental health boosts.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Scientists Discover a Surprising New Effect of a Popular Blood Pressure Drug
A drug for high blood pressure could inspire future treatments for people with normal readings, thanks to an unexpected effect on the body’s energy-burning fat. Losartan already helps people control high blood pressure. New research suggests it could have a second use in activating brown fat, a tissue that burns energy to produce heat and [...]
Body fat can be both beneficial and detrimental to health, depending on its type, amount, and location. Brown fat is a beneficial type of fat that helps burn excess sugar and fat and regulate body temperature.
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