在著重修身的時代上，脂肪是一個較為負面性的用詞。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop59MdCupH
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而在學術層面上，脂肪大致上可分為三種；1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ3XkhvDJF
白色脂肪(White Fat)、米色脂肪(Beige Fat)及啡色脂肪(Brown Fat)。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIdRp3n0yJ
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（圖1）白色脂肪的特徵就是油脂體積非常大，佔據細胞大部份的位置。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdta2W8Ogw
而啡色及米色的油脂體積則較為細少，不會佔據細胞大部份位置。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivTCWTt8fT
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至所以會用顏色來形容及命名脂肪，原因是因為它們所含的鐵質數量不同，越多數量的粒線體(Mitochondria)，鐵質含量便會越高，在顯微鏡的染色片上能夠呈現更深色的啡色;1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY8H8eFA0e
基於粒線體的性質不同，白色脂肪會將食物的養份轉化成為能量而儲存，而米色及啡色脂肪則會將食物養份轉化成為熱能。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2EWlSi1As
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肚腩，就是由白色脂肪主要構成，任何多餘的營養均會儲存下來。而處於頸部、鎖骨位置及盤骨裡的啡色脂肪，則不會把過剩的能源儲存，一一化作成為熱能。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VkloRkjEQ
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換句話說，若然我們身體的脂肪全都是啡色脂肪的話，我們所進食的過量營養一一會變作為熱能散走，不會變作成為肚腩。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5ivuW2rcs
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可惜的是，啡色脂肪會隨著年紀增加而減少；我們在嬰兒的時候會有大量啡色脂肪作保溫之用，而長大後則會逐一減少。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWWhzZ12qI
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這亦是為何年紀越大越容易擁有大肚腩的其中一個原因。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWnVvXlB0a
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（圖2）將肚腩變成為米色脂肪的話，自當然是減肥的絕世大計!1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCOGlwD6A9
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而將肚腩(白色脂肪)變成為米色脂肪，現實上是可行的，這過程我們稱之為Browning。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLLT0KkSkx
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做運動、長期暴露在寒冷氣候，均會產生出不同荷爾蒙催化Browning發生。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCekXY8tcl
現時有不少科學家均積極研究Browning的確實機制，希望可以藉此來把白色脂肪轉化成為米色或啡色脂肪，藉此醫治癡肥及糖尿問題1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnzhvmOab3
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（圖3）近日有科學家發表文章（Ref1)，發表關於啡色脂肪的研究。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5moDzG4gn
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他們抽取健康人士頸部的脂肪細胞，並利用CRISPR基因技術把它們催化成為功能類近啡色脂肪的細胞。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6YLxYLrH9
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他們分別把那名人士的白色脂肪及類近啡色脂肪注射到老鼠身上，作出各式各樣的實驗。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSM9nb9hDP
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其中一個實驗就是餵食老鼠高脂餐單持續3個月，並證實注射了啡色脂肪的老鼠體重明顯較輕，以及清楚找出了箇中的分子機制。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsUAkIrQEQ
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這一份研究所帶來的啟示，就是日後大有可能可以發展出抽取人類自身頸部的脂肪細胞、再把其轉化成為啡色脂肪注射回該名人士身上的減肥/治療癡肥/糖尿病的手法。1406Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnKZc6cFcj
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