How and when does fat leave the body

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  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    The cells themselves don't go away, they just deflate. Everyone has a set number of fat cells in their bodies.
    yup, it's like emptying grocery bags. the groceries are gone but the bags are still there.
    the fat leaves the body but the cells it was stored in remains.

    But surely we create new fat cells? Otherwise how do people who have had loads of lipo get fat again?
    yup, we can grow new fat cells.

    I'm not sure about that. I think it's because those little grocery bags are verrry stretchy.

    Wait, you're right: It's both: http://news.health.ufl.edu/2011/15154/multimedia/health-in-a-heartbeat/adults-can-grow-new-fat-cells-after-all-study-shows/
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Heat. "Calorie" is a measure of temperature.

    No, it is a measure of energy. We just happen to set it as the amount of energy required to raise one cubic centimeter of water one degree celsius.

    That energy does not have to be used as heat.

    That being said, when your body temperature rises while you are working out? Some of that energy is becoming heat. Some of it is making your muscles twitch.
    indeed! it's just over 4 joules of the stuff.

    all the closet science geeks are massing in this thread.

    Yeah, but the thread where someone claimed you could see the chunks of fat in your pee was still way more entertaining!
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    they used to say there were only certain times in ones life that they can grow more fat cells. i think they were infancy and adolecence for men, infancy, adolecene and the third trimester of pregnancy for women.

    they don't think that anymore as far as i know.

    silly 'they'
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Even though you my convert the fat to energy at the point of use (your work out) you will not see the change until you rest or sleep, so burning 3500 cal. and then stepping on the scale my be a little disappointing.

    PS. I love Dr. Who and that episode!!!! although the weeping angels and the gas mask kid still freak me the crap out!!!!

    I lost weight on the Fish Sticks and Custard diet.
  • glovepuppet
    glovepuppet Posts: 1,710 Member
    Yeah, but the thread where someone claimed you could see the chunks of fat in your pee was still way more entertaining!
    might. die. laughing.
    they used to say there were only certain times in ones life that they can grow more fat cells. i think they were infancy and adolecence for men, infancy, adolecene and the third trimester of pregnancy for women.

    they don't think that anymore as far as i know.

    silly 'they'
    *dies*

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