In adults, brown fat spurs the body to burn calories to generate body heat without ATP production via uncoupled metabolism.

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Brown fat generates heat through a process called non-shivering thermogenesis, where it burns calories without producing ATP, due to the action of a protein called uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) which uncouples oxidative phosphorylation from ATP production.

In Adults, Brown Fat Spurs the Body to Burn Calories