Research shows fat cells are affected by obesity in a way that alters how they respond to food, potentially for years
Losing weight can be a frustrating game: after months of successful slimming, the kilos may soon pile on again, leaving people back where they started.
No one factor drives the yo-yo effect, but new research points to fatty tissue as a leading culprit. Fat “remembers” past obesity and resists attempts to lose weight, scientists found.
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