“…For example, studies from a team led by Hong Qin, a nutritionist at the Xiangya School of Public Health in Changsha, China, have shown that treatment with sesamol is associated with reduced body weight and improved glucose and lipid metabolism in mice fed a high-fat diet 10 . Another study suggested that this compound promotes conversion of energy-storing white adipose tissue into energy-burning brown adipose tissue 11 .…”