Obesity and the Use of Brown Adipose Tissue as a Tool for Fat Loss in Obese Humans
Description
Obesity is now an epidemic in the United States and scientists must work to approach it from a unique angle. The focus of my thesis is the application of brown adipose tissue as a combatant for fat loss in the body. Unused as adults, brown adipose tissue increases metabolism and mitochondrial function to burn more fat in individuals that cannot lose weight conventionally. Current research works to introduce safe hormonal pathways in the sympathetic nervous system to generate more of this tissue.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2013-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Grade, Neenah Young
- Thesis director: Morse, Lisa
- Committee member: Appel, Christy
- Committee member: Mayol-Kreiser, Sandra
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of Life Sciences