Many people take melatonin sleeping pills after long flights.. This hormone regulates circadian rhythms. Spanish scientists find beneficial side effect of melatonin. It turns out that preparations based on it can burn excess fat, says The Daily Mail.

Scientists led by Ahmad Agil Abdallah, professor of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Granada, have learned what will happen with the constant introduction of melatonin into the body..

Studies conducted on rats have shown that due to the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of melatonin, dangerous fat deposits around the internal organs were burned.. In addition, brown fat was increased in rodents when exposed to melatonin supplements.. As you know, white fat stores energy, and brown fat burns reserves with the release of heat.. In addition, melatonin has a beneficial effect on the process of thermogenesis (the process of burning calories to get warm). Thus, scientists have proven that melatonin promotes weight loss..

Apparently, melatonin promotes the transformation of white fat into brown.

The hormone also stimulates the synthesis of the UCP1 protein.. It, in turn, activates the work of mitochondria and enhances the release of heat.. All this leads to the burning of extra calories..

Study leader says people should do 'exercise in cold environments'. He clarified that low temperatures cause thermogenesis, which in turn increases calorie expenditure..

“We encourage patients to consume melatonin as a dietary supplement,” said Ahmad Agil Abdallah..

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