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Exercise May Trigger Release of Fat-Burning Hormone In a small laboratory study, University of Florida researchers found that the hormone irisin can help transform calorie-storing white fat cells into energy-burning brown fat cells. Irisin appears to work by boosting the activity of genes and a protein that are essential in turning white fat cells into […]