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Those skinny people most likely have a very inefficient metabolism or at the very least a very adaptable one. Their mitochondria use UCP1 [1][2] to generate mo
by civilitty 3y ago
Those skinny people most likely have a very inefficient metabolism or at the very least a very adaptable one.
Their mitochondria use UCP1 [1][2] to generate more heat when producing ATP, thus wasting energy that would otherwise be converted to fat.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncoupling_protein https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncoupling_protein
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermogenin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermogenin
- paulpauper 3y agoso built-in DNP