Food Ingredients as Anti-Obesity Agents
Masayuki Saito Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism Volume 26, Issue 11, November 2015, Pages 585–587
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a site of adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis after cold exposure, and is involved in the regulation of energy expenditure and body fatness. BAT can be activated and recruited by not only cold exposure but also by various food ingredients including capsaicin in chili pepper and catechins in green tea, which would be easily and safely applicable to our daily life for preventing obesity.