Dietary lipid is largely deposited in skin and rapidly affects insulating properties
Nick Riley, Ildikó Kasza, Isabel D. K. Hermsmeyer, Michaela E. Trautman, Greg Barrett-Wilt, Raghav Jain, Judith A. Simcox, Chi–Liang Eric Yen, Ormond A. MacDougald, Dudley W. Lamming, Caroline M. Alexander
The paper shows dietary lipid is deposited in skin, altering its thermal properties and energy regulation within days.
Nature Communications · May 16, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology