article_snippet.sent: The chemical helps to move protons across membranes in cells.
article_snippet.sent: This results in a reduction in the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate, the molecule that transports energy within cells, the body's 'energy currency').
article_snippet.sent: This means that much of the energy usually generated in respiration is instead wasted as heat (which can lead to fatal hyperthermia).
article_snippet.sent: the body compensates by speeding up metabolism in order to produce the energy needed to maintain the body.
article_snippet.sent: This increase in metabolic rate results in the consumption of fat and carbohydrate as they are turned into energy.