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Exercise triggers fat breakdown at some times of day and not others

Light microscopy image of human fat cells

Human fat cells. Experiments on mice suggest that circadian rhythms influence fat-cell activity in response to exercise. Credit: Microscape/Science Photo Library

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Nature 614, 596 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00408-3

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  1. Pendergrast, L. A. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 120, e2218510120 (2023).

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