How to Use thermogenesis in a Sentence

thermogenesis

noun
  • Our body responds to cold in one of two ways, both deemed types of thermogenesis.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • White fat is what stores fat and brown fat is a kind of good, healthy fat that promotes thermogenesis (heat production).
    Amy Synnott, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That's because one of their main ways to help with fat burning is to increase your metabolic rate via thermogenesis.
    Matt Cooper, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Studies have also shown that green tea contains caffeine which induces thermogenesis and helps the body burn fats.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The chemical reaction that creates the acidic aroma also heats up the flower’s spadix in a process known as thermogenesis.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Probiotics have been shown to boost metabolism and promote thermogenesis (the production of heat in the body).
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Green tea contains plenty of caffeine, a notable stimulant that boosts thermogenesis and improves your body’s fat-burning process.
    Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The temperature of your internal organs and cells will be dependent on your body's ability to use fat and carbohydrates to produce heat through your process of thermogenesis.
    Jon Goodwin, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Bitter orange is particularly high in synephrine, a natural compound that triggers thermogenesis in the body to induce fat loss.
    Daily Health Reports, Chron, 4 Feb. 2021
  • This rise triggers thermogenesis, the body's natural tendency to create heat, which results in burning calories.
    Redbook, 26 July 2017
  • This formula includes green tea, which helps increase thermogenesis, as well as cinnamon and ginger which help regulate blood sugar levels.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Our bodies do this, in part, by stopping our non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Cayenne extract comes from the cayenne pepper, a spicy vegetable packed with different vitamins and minerals, including capsaicin, a key component in promoting thermogenesis.
    Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022
  • One major source of calorie burning is called non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT.
    Greg Presto, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • Try to focus on a whole-day approach to activity and maximizing your non-exercise activity thermogenesis (also known as NEAT).
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2020
  • These supplements come in capsules, tablets, liquids, powders, and bars, with manufacturers claiming the products reduce macronutrient absorption, appetite, body fat, and weight and increase metabolism and thermogenesis, per the NIH.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 25 June 2021
  • Cayenne pepper extract contains the chemical capsaicin, which stimulates thermogenesis and works as an appetite suppressant.
    Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
  • In that case, fidgeting is part of a suite of behaviors known as nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT), which also includes maintaining posture and other activities involved with going about our daily lives.
    Popular Science, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Green Coffee Bean Extract triggers thermogenesis and increases metabolism for rapid fat burning.
    Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Almost all natural fat burners work through a combination of increasing thermogenesis and curbing cravings using appetite suppression.
    Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • That’s where non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT), a.k.a.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 10 June 2023
  • This triggered activation increases thermogenesis, ultimately speeding up your normal fat metabolism.
    Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022

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