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Research has been done over the last 20 years to show that when brown fat does not efficiently carry out its heat conversion role, the body’s endocrine glands can be suspected. Underactivity of the adrenal glands and the thyroid gland being particularly implicated.

When this thyroid-brown fat link was identified, it was assumed that a person with inactive brown fat was also suffering with hypothyroidism and a prescription for thyroxine would solve the problem.

More recently, however, research has shown that the thyroid may be working normally, but the conversion of T₄ to T₃ may be inefficient. This has lead to the view that re-balancing normal hormone conversion with the help of an optimum diet, supplement use and exercise, may be the answer, Jeffrey Bland believes that the minerals copper, zinc, iodine and selenium are of particular benefit.²

The amino acid tyrosine that combines with iodine to make T₃ and T₄ may also be responsible for increasing brown fat activity. It has been recommended for those individuals who show signs of low brown fat activity. As we know that this protein is so important for thyroid metabolism, it would appear to offer an invaluable dual role in treating obesity, particularly when the obesity is partly caused by underactivity of the thyroid gland.