Dietary Lipids Are Largely Deposited in Skin and Rapidly Affect Insulating Properties

    May 2025 in “ Nature Communications ”
    Nick Riley, Ildikó Kasza, Isabel D. K. Hermsmeyer … Caroline M. Alexander
    Studysummary This study found that in mice, high-fat diets quickly reduce the skin's ability to transfer heat, while diets preventing obesity increase skin energy loss, suggesting the skin plays an active role in energy metabolism and lipid regulation.
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