Well, here's some news we could have lived without.
Obesity researchers in Sweden say that when our fat cells die (and the good news is, they do!) they are replaced with...new fat cells!
Whether we are fat or thin, or lose or gain weight, 10 percent of our fat cells die every year. The scientists say that the total number of fat cells remains the same through our adult lives. They say that losing or gaining weight "affects only the amount of fat stored in the cells, not the number of cells." Now they're trying to learn if it is possible to intervene, and treat obesity by making fat cells die faster than they are born.
Something to ponder as we try and eat healthy.
The finding is published in the journal "Nature."
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I perused an overview of the study, as printed in the New York Times. No, it doesn't sound like good news to be told that the number of fat cells we have will not decrease, even with weight loss.
Still, there is an upside, which I think Americans are catching onto in droves: mind over body. The way we think changes the way we act, and changing the ways we act -- even in attitude -- changes our behaviors. I don't believe this study indicates what we already know experientially: we are not "doomed" to obesity, although clearly certain genetic makeups have a propensity towards weight gain.
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