Socialising with your friends could burn more calories than running on a treadmill. [Agencies]

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Keeping a busy social life amongst lots of friends may keep people slimmer than spending hours on a treadmill, according to scientists, the Daily Mail reported.

Scientists from Ohio State University say that socializing and meeting with friends helps boost levels of 'brown fat' in the body which burn calories and generate heat.

Living in a stimulating, social environment was found to reduce abdominal fat in mice by half over four weeks, even if they ate more.

The researchers say that social stimulation aids weight loss by converting white fat into brown fat. （點擊《每日郵報》查看原文）

社交比跑步機減肥有效

???????據英國《每日郵報》報道，科學家稱，頻繁的社交、眾多的朋友可以使人身材很瘦，遠比花幾個小時在跑步機上鍛煉減肥有效。

???????美國俄亥俄州大學的科學家說，社交、會友可以幫助提高身體內“褐色脂肪”的水平，“褐色脂肪”可以燃燒卡路里產生熱量。

???????科學家發現，老鼠生活在一個刺激的、社交頻繁的環境中，即使它們吃得更多，四周后腹部脂肪都減少一半。

???????科學家認為，社交的刺激是通過將白色脂肪轉化成褐色脂肪來達到減肥的目的。

(China.org.cn September 14, 2011)