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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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 carbs, people with more brown fat burned more calories, but after eating protein or fat, brown fat didn’t make a difference — so brown fat only helps burn calories after eating carbs.

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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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