How to Use thermogenesis in a Sentence

thermogenesis

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  • 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
  • Studies have shown that caffeine increases thermogenesis, which is the process by which your body generates heat and burns calories.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This protein moves calcium through the body, helps muscles relax, and creates heat in the muscles, known as thermogenesis.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 16 June 2025
  • 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
  • One such internal system is called thermogenesis, and to put it in simple terms this is your body burning calories in order to generate heat in the muscles.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Probiotics have been shown to boost metabolism and promote thermogenesis (the production of heat in the body).
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Capsaicin can cause minimal calorie burn due to thermogenesis.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Our bodies do this, in part, by stopping our non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Water stimulates thermogenesis, which is when the body heats up and increases your metabolism.
    — Kimberly Brown, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
  • 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 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
  • This rise triggers thermogenesis, the body's natural tendency to create heat, which results in burning calories.
    — Redbook, 26 July 2017
  • The plants heat themselves up using a biochemical process known as thermogenesis that enhances emissions of organic compounds that attract insects.
    — Delphine Farmer, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Skunk cabbage accomplishes this through a process known as thermogenesis, or the ability to metabolically generate heat.
    — Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Being cold can increase calorie burn through shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis (heat production).
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
  • It has been found to affect the body's metabolism, promoting fat browning (conversion of white fat cells into brown fat cells) and enhancing thermogenesis (the production of heat by the body).
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Cayenne pepper extract contains the chemical capsaicin, which stimulates thermogenesis and works as an appetite suppressant.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 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
  • Almost all natural fat burners work through a combination of increasing thermogenesis and curbing cravings using appetite suppression.
    — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • One major source of calorie burning is called non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • Green tea contains substances like caffeine and polyphenols that may enhance thermogenesis, decrease calorie intake, and increase energy expenditure and fat oxidation.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 July 2024
  • Green Coffee Bean Extract triggers thermogenesis and increases metabolism for rapid fat burning.
    — Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Burning calories this way is called non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT).
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024
  • 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 activities contribute to a process called non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT).
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 28 May 2024
  • This triggered activation increases thermogenesis, ultimately speeding up your normal fat metabolism.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022

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