Exercise triggers fat breakdown at some times of day and not others

Human fat cells. Experiments on mice suggest that circadian rhythms influence fat-cell activity in response to exercise. Credit: Microscape/Science Photo Library

Exercise prompts fat cells to burn energy, but only at certain times of the day, a study in mice suggests.1

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Nature 614, 596 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00408-3

Pendergrast, L. A. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 120, e2218510120 (2023).

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