Scientistshavediscoveredthat(61)___(stay)inthecoldcouldhelpusloseweight.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatexposuretothecoldincreaseslevelsofaproteinthathelpsformbrownfat-thetypeoffatthatp
Scientists have discovered that (61)___ (stay) in the cold could help us lose weight.Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat-the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm.Brown fat burns energy,(62)___ helps us lose weight.White fat stores extra energy,which results (63)___ weight gain.The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, (64)___ (comfort) temperatures,our body's need for brown fat has decreased.They found that:"Outdoor workers in northern Finland who (65)___ (expose) to cold temperature have (66)___significant amount of brown fat when (67)___(compare) to same-aged indoor workers."
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.(68)___ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat.This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets.The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity.People who are obese have (69)___(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people.Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said:"This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases."She added:"If you can somehow increase levels of this protein,you could (70)___ (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food."