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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say obesity can be treated by using a natural compound in mulberries, called rutin, that activates brown fat, or BAT.

The compound was found to be weight loss properties. Researchers say this may not only be able to treat obesity, but related diseases associated with excessive weight gain.

Researcher Wan-Zhu Jin, said, the beneficial effects of rutin on BAT-mediated metabolic improvement has evoked a substantial interest in the potential treatment for obesity and its related diseases, such as diabetes.

Scientists analyzed the effects of brown fat, also referred to as brown adipose tissue or BAT, using both genetically obese mice and mice with diet-induced obesity. Unlike ordinary white fat, brown fat can burn calories and produce heat.

During the experiment, supplemental rutin was added to the drinking water of both groups. Rutin treatment significantly reduced adiposity, increased energy expenditure, and improved glucose homeostasis in both cohorts.

The investigators concluded the rutin improved metabolic functions in the mice. Scientists are confident similar remedies can be used to treat obesity in humans.

FASEB Journal Editor-In-Chief Thoru Pederson, said, "Unlike hibernating animals, we humans have only a small spot of brown fat, and yet its importance in human metabolism has only recently come into view".

In this study, the philosophy of ancient Chinese medicine's exploitation of plant materials has conjoined in the modern era with a very able physiology research team to evoke a promising lead.