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Eating a fatty meal doesn’t make your body burn many extra calories, and your brown fat doesn’t seem to play any role in that process.

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Brown fat-associated postprandial thermogenesis in humans: Different effects of isocaloric meals rich in carbohydrate, fat, and protein

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2022

The study found that after eating a fatty meal, the body burns very little extra energy (2.32%), and this has nothing to do with the body’s 'fat-burning' brown fat — exactly what the claim says.

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Brown fat-associated postprandial thermogenesis in humans: Different effects of isocaloric meals rich in carbohydrate, fat, and protein

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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1040444

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