Branched-chain and glucogenic amino acids predict brown fat recruitment and metabolic clearance in adults with overweight or obesity.

Lijuan Sun, Hui Jen Goh, Xinyan Bi, Priya Govindharajulu, Mya Thway Tint, Karen Mei-Ling Tan, Hong Pan, Bright Starling Emerald, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow

American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism

2026

Journal Article

Humans, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Male, Amino Acids, Branched-Chain, Obesity, Female, Overweight, Adult, Middle Aged, Positron-Emission Tomography, Thermogenesis, Metabolic Clearance Rate, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Amino Acids, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18