{
  "id": 11252057,
  "title": "A molecular switch syncs fat burning to the body clock, our diet and the temperature around us",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/a-molecular-switch-syncs-fat-burning-to-the-body-clock-our-diet-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-molecular-syncs-fat-body-clock.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brown fat burns fuel to make heat, and this activity is controlled by the body clock: It drops during sleep and rises before waking. But a cold morning or a skipped meal makes demands the clock never planned for. How the body keeps to a fixed energy timetable while still improvising has long been a puzzle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}