(weak) scientific evidence for the ice hooding trick

[paranakee]

Inducible brown/beige adipocytes in retro-orbital adipose tissues - PubMed

Beige adipocytes and brown adipocytes can generate heat by using mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp1), a thermogenic protein. Browning/beiging is the emergence of beige adipocytes in white adipose tissues (WAT) for cold acclimatization. Here we show the existence of brown/beige adipocytes...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

In this study, cold exposure resulted in the formation of brown fat cells in adult hamsters in their retro-orbital area. From what I see the retro orbital area is analogous to the upper area of the eye in humans.

 

[dasani water]

JFL wtf are scientists even doing these days who’s idea was it to give hooding to some hamsters eyes