http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090408/ap_on_he_me/med_good_fat]Studies of 'good" fat could help with weight loss (AP)[/URL]



AP - Fight fat with fat? The newest obesity theory suggests we may one day be able to do just that. Just like good and bad cholesterol, there apparently are good and bad types of body fat. Scientists until recently believed this good fat, which spurs the body to burn calories to generate body heat, played an important role in keeping infants warm but by adulthood was mostly gone or inactive.