This New Drug Turns ‘Bad’ White Fat Into ‘Good’ Brown Fat

Scientists claim they have found an experimental drug that turns “bad” white fat cells into “good” brown ones. Known as GC-1, the drug speeds up metabolism, or the burning off of fat cells, reports Science Daily. Researchers found it caused weight loss in fat mice. “GC-1 dramatically increases the metabolic rate, essentially converting white fat, which stores excess calories and is associated with obesity and metabolic disease, into a fat like calorie-burning brown fat,” said study author Kevin Phillips of the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Until recently, scientists thought only animals and human infants had these energy-burning “good” brown-fat cells. “It is now clear that human adults do have brown fat, but appear to lose its calorie-burning activity over time,” Phillips added. http://time.com/3736916/white-brown-fat-weight-loss-study-gc-1/