Exercising Doesn't Just Burn Fat, It Gives You 'Smart Fat' Too

We all know exercise is good for us. It’s good for our hearts. It helps prevent chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity. It helps bust stress. And it even helps us sleep.
Now researchers have uncovered one more benefit: Exercise helps make our metabolisms more efficient. A new study that looked at how our cells work during exercise found that exercising actually converts the type of fat cells we have, changing them from metabolically inactive “white fat” to “brown fat,” which burns more calories. 
The new research is some of the strongest evidence yet that the benefits of working out (in terms of your waistline) aren’t limited to the number of calories burned ― and why.
And it helps explain why regular exercise is so key for all those other health outcomes, explained study author Li-Jun Yang, a professor of hematopathology in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine.
“We all know regular exercise is good for our health,” Yang told The Huffington Post. “But our work provides [additional] direct biological explanations or mechanisms why people who regularly exercise can maintain lean bodies and stronger bone structure.” Both of these help prevent obesity and metabolic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 20, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news