Patients with brown fat had fewer diagnoses of anxiety and depression
Patients with active brown fat tissue showed fewer recorded diagnoses of anxiety and depression. This finding extends the previously documented link between brown fat and metabolic health.
- Field
- the brain and neuroscience
- What they did
- Researchers found a link between the presence of brown fat in the body and fewer diagnoses of anxiety and depression.
- Why it matters
- This discovery could help in the future to understand the biological causes of mental disorders and develop methods for their prevention.
#brown fat#anxiety#depression#metabolism



