Preliminary study on the effects of boysenberry juice intake on brown adipose tissue activity in healthy adults.

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Title: Preliminary study on the effects of boysenberry juice intake on brown adipose tissue activity in healthy adults.
Authors: Furuuchi, Ryo1,2 (AUTHOR) furuuchi-ryo@bourbon.co.jp, Kato, Satoshi1 (AUTHOR), Maejima, Daisuke1 (AUTHOR), Amano, Tatsuro3 (AUTHOR), Fujiki, Shinya4 (AUTHOR), Shimizu, Ippei5 (AUTHOR), Minamino, Tohru6 (AUTHOR)
Source: Scientific Reports. 10/24/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.
Subject Terms: *BROWN adipose tissue, *BODY mass index, *ADIPOSE tissues, *ENERGY metabolism, *INFRARED cameras
Abstract: Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in energy metabolism because it uses fatty acids for thermogenesis during cold exposure. Preclinical studies found that boysenberry anthocyanins (BoyACs) activate BAT. Therefore, the aim of this preliminary study was to evaluate how BoyAC intake affects BAT in humans. We performed an open-label single-arm nonrandomized study in healthy volunteers. Before and after 4 weeks of daily consumption of 100 ml boysenberry juice (BoyJ) containing 61 mg of BoyACs, participants were assessed at 24 °C and then after 1 h of mild cold exposure (18 °C). An infrared thermography camera was used to measure skin surface temperatures in the supraclavicular BAT region (Tscv) and the non-BAT region of the upper chest (Tch). Energy metabolism was measured by indirect calorimetry. For each endpoint, we calculated Δ as the difference between values before and after cold exposure and compared the values before and after BoyJ intake. 10 volunteers participated (age: 36.1 ± 4.1, body mass index (BMI): 20.9 ± 0.6). After BoyJ intake, ΔTscv-ch was significantly higher (p = 0.029), but Δ energy expenditure, Δ fat oxidation, and Δ carbohydrate oxidation were not significantly different. We found a significant positive correlation between BMI and Δfat oxidation with BoyJ intake. The results indicate that 4 weeks of BoyJ intake activates cold-induced thermogenesis in the scv-BAT but does not have a significant effect on energy metabolism. BoyJ intake may increase fat oxidation during cold exposure in individuals with higher BMI. Trial registry number: UMIN000043476, 05/03/2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-76452-4
Published in:Scientific Reports
Language:English