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June 19, 2026Nutrition & MetabolismOpen Access

Gut microbiota, brown adipose tissue whitening, and obesity: nutritional modulators and metabolic crosstalk

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MGMajid GhodratyMFMehrshad FekriMKMaedeh Kiani

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Overview

Review explores gut microbiota's impact on brown adipose tissue and obesity, suggesting dietary strategies for metabolic health.

Key Points

  • This review aims to elucidate the relationships between gut microbiota alterations, brown adipose tissue dysfunction, and obesity.
  • Synthesize mechanical and translational evidence linking gut microbiota dysbiosis to brown adipose tissue 'whitening'.
  • Discuss nutritional and lifestyle strategies impacting gut microbiota and metabolic outputs.
  • Gut microbiota dysbiosis can trigger BAT whitening, leading to reduced thermogenic capacity and increased lipid accumulation.
  • Microbially derived metabolites and inflammatory signals significantly affect BAT functionality and overall metabolic health.
  • Nutritional modulators and interventions may help preserve BAT thermogenic identity and mitigate obesity-related complications.

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Ghodraty et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dc5265a5b0777af2c98dhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-026-01152-x
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