Converting bad fat to good fat: a new means of tackling obesity

Scientists develop a method of turning white fat to brown fat, which burns calories faster

Scientists have developed a radical approach to treating obesity in which "bad" white fat is converted into "good" brown fat tissue that burns calories far more rapidly.

So far the technology, which involves converting fat cells in a bioreactor, has only been tested in human cells and in mice, but if the technique is shown to work in human trials it could prove to be an effective treatment for diabetes and obesity.