| Do your fat cells increase in numbers? Well, generally | | | | very flexible and is able to increase in size but there |
| speaking you could say that the more fat cells you | | | | is an upper limit. If you are excessively overweight |
| have, the easier it will be to get obese. Each of | | | | there is a risk that the fat cells will burst and because |
| those cells are programmed to store fat and hence is | | | | of that risk they 'decide' to start splitting again so |
| of crucial importance if you are overweight. | | | | they can share their load. |
| The number of fat cells are almost constant through | | | | -Liposuction. If you go through liposuction you |
| life but there are some events that may affect the | | | | remove the fat cells surgically and they never |
| count of fat cells. | | | | re-appear. Liposuction is not an alternative to a |
| -Childhood. Before puberty the fat cells have the | | | | healthy lifestyle since it only works on location. |
| ability to split into two cells. A fat kid may very well | | | | However, I consider this to be an option for those |
| have a lot more fat cells than a thin kid of the same | | | | that have a healthy lifestyle but don't get rid of the |
| age. The fat kid may have a problem losing this | | | | fat they want to lose. I don't recommend liposuction |
| weight as an adult but it is far from impossible. | | | | but it is an option for those that accept the risks and |
| -Pregnancy. During a period of your pregnancy your | | | | afford the price. In animal studies (on rats) it has |
| fat cells will once again have the ability to split into | | | | been shown that if you remove the subcutaneous |
| two fat cells and if you gain a lot of weight during | | | | fat, the fat cells in your intestines will increase in size. |
| pregnancy it may be hard to get rid off it again. | | | | It is a well-known fact that an increase in intestine |
| Although, even if you did gain weight during your | | | | fat will increase the risk of cardio-vascular diseases. |
| pregnancy it is not too hard to get rid of the fat. If | | | | There are no studies made on humans but if our |
| you are pregnant, do not go on a diet. Pregnancy | | | | physiology is similar to that of rats it could mean that |
| increase your need for energy by approximately 250 | | | | a possible side effect to liposuction could be a heart |
| calories per day. You should get those extra calories | | | | attack. |
| from eating some more fruits or an extra sandwich. | | | | There are a few more articles in this series and if |
| -Excessive overweight/Obesity. The single fat cell is | | | | you are interested please click the author link below. |