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

After eating a fatty meal, the body burns very little extra energy (only 2.32% of the calories eaten), and this doesn’t change whether someone has more or less brown fat — meaning brown fat doesn’t help burn fat calories. The study proves this.

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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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