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This article is about stimulants which produce heat. For the process by which heat is created in an organism, see Thermogenesis.
Thermogenic means tending to produce heat and is commonly applied to drugs which increase heat through metabolic stimulation[1] or to microorganisms which create heat within organic waste.
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^Clapham, J. C.; Arch, J.R.S (2007). "Thermogenic and metabolic antiobesity drugs: rationale and opportunities". Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism9: 259–275. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00608.x.