The effect of inorganic nitrate supplementation on brown fat fraction and activation in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial Data provided include for placebo and beetroot juice intervention: 1. Participant characteristics: including age, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and body mass index (BMI) 2. Bloods: including concentration of nitrate and nitrite in blood plasma 3. Cooling: including temperature of water in water perfused jacket, room ambient temperature and relative humidity, and mean skin (from four sites) and chest skin temperature 4. PDFF: including proton density fat fraction from the supraclavicular brown fat depot 5. IRT: including relative skin temperatures from the supraclavicular brown fat depot and sternum 6. RER: respiratory exchange ratio 7. VO2: pulmonary oxygen uptake 8. VCO2: pulmonary carbon dioxide output 9. VE: minute ventilation