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Sleep in cool room to 'boost' your metabolism

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A new study has revealed that sleeping in a cool environment can help people boost their metabolism.

Researchers have found that cool temperatures could stimulate the growth of brown fat, a special kind of fat that burns energy, in people's body, which might boost their metabolic health and might protect against obesity and diabetes, the Huffington Post reported.

Dr. Paul Lee, an endocrinologist at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, said that the big unknown until this study was whether or not it was possible to actually manipulate brown fat to grow and shrink in a human being.

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First Published: Aug 09 2014 | 10:24 AM IST

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