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Fat called brown fat which acts like a furnace, heating up the body, causing it to burn calories. scientists believe just standing in this ice cold water could activate this tissue. as my body tries to maintain its normal 98.6 degrees, i'm actually burning about as many calories as i would during a brisk walk. former nasa scientist ray kroneis is convinced the cold helped him lose 50 pounds. >> you still have to exercise. you can also use the thermal environment. it's sort of a multiplying effect. >> reporter: more research needs to be done, and experts caution against going to extremes. but t...
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