ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: JCEM 2017,102(11):4226-4234It has been recently demonstrated that activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in humans improves glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity and is associated with accelerated lipid metabolism (3, 4), suggesting BAT activation as an option not only for obesity prevention, but also in diabetes management. There is recent evidence that cold ex...