In certain fat cells that burn heat, mitochondria might create a cycle with creatine that keeps energy turning over, helping the cell burn more calories without needing usual triggers like calcium.

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Mechanism of futile creatine cycling in thermogenesis.

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The study shows that in fat cells that burn heat, creatine helps drive energy burning in a loop that doesn’t need calcium or the usual energy shuttle, just like the claim says.

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Mechanism of futile creatine cycling in thermogenesis.

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DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00444.2020

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