SHR #2877: Active "Brown Fat" Protects From Pre-Diabetes + The New Pre-Workout

: Natalie Kopitzke; 01 June 2022; 11 December 2022

Active "Brown Fat" Protects From Pre-Diabetes + The New Pre-Workout
with Guests Dr. Richard L. Wahl, MD - Logan Christopher

In a prospective study of young, lean adults, PET/CT imaging revealed that higher levels of active brown adipose tissue (also known as “brown fat”) are more prevalent in individuals who exhibit very early indications of metabolic disorders. Published ahead of print in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the study suggests that active brown fat is recruited to counteract “pre-prediabetic” states, potentially serving as a first-line protective mechanism against very early metabolic or hormonal abnormalities. PLUS Are you tired of pre-workouts that deliver nothing but a long hard crash. Here's what you need to know. Go to http://shrnetwork.biz/lostempire to learn more.

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Active "Brown Fat" Protects from Pre-Diabetes

[00:01:40] Information on the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.

[00:04:26] Some background in terms of radiology and how this study came about and an explanation on the difference between white and brown fat.

[00:14:14] Dr Richard talks about some of the surprising prediabetes findings while doing the study.

[00:20:12] A discussion on, from an evolutionary perspective, why we would have brown fat and what purpose did it serve.

[00:23:01] The amount of brown fat present related to sleep quality and aging.

[00:25:08] Do we ever see visceral fat brown?

In rare instances brown fat is detectable on a PET scan.
It is also detected along the spinal area

[00:32:44] The hypothesis is that if you a lot of active brown fat early on, that may be a sign that the body is trying to compensate for something in the future, like your inability to manage your own blood sugar. The discussion continues on brown fat, muscle and how they burn glucose.

[00:35:53] Some discussion on if sun exposure affects the brown fat or if it is the cause of the color of the fat.

[00:37:57] Dr Richard elaborates further on how they are still learning what brown fat does.

[00:38:57] Carl shares his view on diabetes and talks about an interesting experiment he has done.

[00:41:06] Dr Richard replies to Carl’s statement and clarifies what types of diets were used in the study.

[00:48:24] Carl answers a listeners question on melatonin and brown fat.

[00:49:37] Carl cautions about the browning of fat unless you know what it would mean for your health and shares a story on ice baths.

[00:50:38] What do you hope the public and clinicians take away from your research.

This is a nuclear medicine technique, the PET CT technique.
It is safe.
It assists in the detection of cancer and a few other diseases.
It helps us understand human physiology.
These findings we have identified are at variance with other findings that have been described with brown fat and have to be confirmed in another group of patients.
Once confirmed, link these changes in terms of high brown fat people in low brown fat people who are well and figure out if these do associate with longer-term outcomes in terms of do they develop diabetes or pre-diabetes.
Exercise and good diet are more important than brown fat in terms of the diabetic control.

[00:54:39] Dr Richard shares his personal experience in the browning of fat and Carl shares his experience with temperature contrasting.