Brown fat and the myth of diet-induced thermogenesis.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.03.009 and PMC identifier 2867325.
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Abstract
The notion that brown adipose tissue (BAT) in mice or humans maintains energy balance by burning off excess calories seems incompatible with evolutionary biology. Studies in obese rats and mice lacking UCP1 indicate that diet-induced thermogenesis by BAT is unlikely.
Medical subject headings
- Adaptation, Biological
- Adipose Tissue, Brown
- Diet
- Energy Metabolism
- Ion Channels
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Thermogenesis