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Scary thought...

FullOfSpice
FullOfSpice Posts: 176 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
According to an article I read a while ago, the total number of fat cells in the human body increases when a person gains a large amount of weight. There is a maximum size to which fat cells can grow. With significant weight gain new fat cells are formed. On the other hand, when a person loses a substantial amount of weight by dieting, the fat cells simply shrink in size but do not necessarily diminish in number, when people gain weight after losing some number of pounds, it becomes more and more difficult to lose those added pounds. So based on this, once a fat cell is made, its there to stay....

I think this is good enough reason for me to ensure I maintain my current weight and try to stay healthy and fit. If its this hard now, I can't imagine how harder it would be if I have to do it again...

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