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Cold-induced shivering for metabolic health

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This proof-of-concept study shows that 1 hour of cold exposure with shivering for 10 consecutive days improves glucose tolerance and other metabolic health outcomes in humans with overweight or obesity.

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Fig. 1: Cold exposure as a potential new tool for the treatment of metabolic disturbances associated with overweight and obesity.

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  1. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Rodrigo Fernández-Verdejo & Jose E. Galgani

  2. Centro de Fisiología del Ejercicio y Metabolismo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile

    Rodrigo Fernández-Verdejo

  3. Carrera de Nutrición y Dietética, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Jose E. Galgani

  4. Departamento de Nutrición, Diabetes y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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Fernández-Verdejo, R., Galgani, J.E. Cold-induced shivering for metabolic health. Nat Metab 6, 2218–2219 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01147-z

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