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 MannBody-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 the32 april 2020 Illustration by Serge Bloch
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