Brown fat, a curious kind of body tissue that burns up calories, could be the key to easy weight control
A mixed retrospective–prospective study of 70 Chinese anorexic patients in Hong Kong shows that although they were similar to Western anorexics in most other ways, 41 (58·6%) of them did not exhibit any fear of fatness throughout their course of illness.
In summary, we present evidence that PTH levels will rise at a lower serum concentration of 25(OH)D in black women. The benefits to extraskeletal health of raising 25(OH)D to lower serum PTH levels in this population should be explored.