相比之下，棕色脂肪恰恰相反。它在进化中帮助动物抵御寒冷和预防肥胖。
Brown fat, by contrast, works in an opposite fashion; it evolved to protect animals from cold conditions and prevent obesity.
其他研究和来自动物实验的推论表明棕色脂肪消耗了我们休息时燃烧的能量的五分之一。
Other studies and extrapolation from animal experiments suggest that brown fat could be responsible for as much as one-fifth of the energy we burn at rest.
毕竟，迄今那些癌症和甲状腺功能亢进症的人有最活跃的棕色脂肪。
After all, the people who have the most active brown fat so far are those with cancer and hyperthyroidism.
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