A team at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, noted that beige fat cells, which are typically intermingled with subcutaneous fat cells, mediate subcutaneous fat’s brain protection.
The findings of the study suggested that pear-shaped people, who store fat mainly around the hips and thighs, are less at risk for cardiometabolic problems like heart disease, diabetes and cognitive decline.
The study, led by scientists at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, was headed by neuroscientist Alexis M. Stanahan and published in the journal Nature Communications.
The researchers observed that beige fat cells are ‘indispensable’ to the neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of subcutaneous fat.
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