Coffee vs. cold: can your morning cup fire up brown fat?
NCT ID NCT06978777
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether taking 200mg of caffeine (about two cups of coffee) changes how active your brown fat is when you're mildly cold. Brown fat is a type of body fat that burns energy to generate heat. Researchers will scan 12 healthy adults to measure brown fat activity after caffeine or a placebo. The goal is to better understand how caffeine might influence metabolism.
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University Hospital Basel, Department of Endocrinology
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