Digest Number 432

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/1/02 6:25:40 PM, Gettingwell writes:

 

<< The article I read stated that we all have brown fat. And.... it is the

important fat that controls the burning of other fats.

>>

 

Yes, we all have some brown fat, but infants and children have more of it. It

is metabolically active fat -- it is brown because it is well supplied with

blood vessels. Especially important for keeping an infant warm. Adult women

who dive for pearls in Australia have lots of it -- diving into the cold

water apparently encourages the stuff.

Our more abundant white/yellow fat is relatively non-active -- lack of blood

vessels.

 

Namaste, Liz

[Guest guest]

Thanks Liz, very interesting post.

 

Marianne

 

 

> Yes, we all have some brown fat, but infants and children have more of it.

> It

> is metabolically active fat -- it is brown because it is well supplied with

>

> blood vessels. Especially important for keeping an infant warm. Adult women

>

> who dive for pearls in Australia have lots of it -- diving into the cold

> water apparently encourages the stuff.

> Our more abundant white/yellow fat is relatively non-active -- lack of

> blood

> vessels.

>

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Andrea. I was uncomfortable with the comment, and you have

expressed the issue very clearly.

>Native American and Wiccan religions have been correlated to events that

are NOT part of

their religious practices. The implication is that the practices of these

religions are

" bizarre " and " terrifying, " when those activities stated are not

representative of the

religions they've been associated with.

Sue