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Glucose Use by Brown Fat in Circadian Manner

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This visual abstract depicts what Lee et al. found, how glucose utilization by brown fat in humans is coupled with heat production in a circadian manner. Higher brown fat abundance correlates with lesser glycemia variability, suggesting that brown fat may help buffer glucose fluctuations and maintain whole-body glucose homeostasis over time.

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Lee et al./Cell Metabolism 2016

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