CellWell record HH-118789
The Effects of Nitrate on Brown Fat Fraction and Activation in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomised, Double-Blind and Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial
Rebecca A Neal; Jo Corbett; Joseph T Costello; Zoe L Saynor; Clare M Eglin; Maria Perissiou; Michael Cummings; Hermione Price; Stephen J Bailey; S Sendhil Velan; Suresh Anand Sadananthan; John Totman; Janet Rennell-Smyth; Anthony I Shepherd
2026
In plain language
Inorganic nitrate supplementation from beetroot juice failed to increase brown adipose tissue fraction or activation in older adults with type 2 diabetes despite elevating plasma nitrite.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
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