Eating fatty foods doesn’t make your body burn many extra calories — and your brown fat doesn’t seem to help with it.

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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

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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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In healthy young men, diet-induced thermogenesis after a fat-rich meal is the lowest among macronutrients (2.32% of ingested energy) and shows no significant association with brown adipose tissue activity, suggesting BAT contributes minimally to fat-induced thermogenesis.

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Your brown fat only helps burn calories after you eat carbs—not after you eat protein or fat.

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Your brown fat only helps burn calories after you eat carbs—not after you eat protein or fat.

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Your brown fat only helps burn calories after you eat carbs — not after you eat protein or fat — which means it’s picky about what food it helps you burn.

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Eating a high-protein meal burns more calories than eating carbs or fat, but this doesn’t depend on how active your brown fat is — your body must be using other ways to burn those extra calories.

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People with more active brown fat burn an extra 2% of their meal’s calories after eating carbs—enough to potentially affect weight over time.

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