Reader\'s Digest - 04.2020

(John Hannent) #1
neck region, burns
energy rather than
storing it the way white
fat does, according
to Scott Kahan, MD,
director of the National
Center for Weight and
Wellness in Washing-
ton, DC.

By Denise Mann

Body-Fat Secrets You


Need to Know


1


those extra pounds
should be avoided
at all costs, right?
Actually, while being
overweight isn’t gener-
ally good for our health,
not all fat is created
equal—some may even
be beneficial.

2


There are two
major kinds of
body fat. White
fat, the most abundant
type, is what you feel
when you “pinch an
inch” on your mid-
section. Brown fat,
found mainly in the

32 april 2020 Illustration by Serge Bloch


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