Ah … the infamous Fat Cell. Is it friend or foe? Actually it’s both depending on you, your lifestyle, and amount of stress experienced in your life be it psychological, physical, or social.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts by the year 2015 one in three people will be obese and have diabetes. Now there’s a sobering thought!
Fat cells have a purpose to store energy for muscles and other cells in the body.
We are all born with millions of fat cells and if you look to the image to your left, you can see what a normal cluster of fat cells look like. These cells are actually filled with liquid and push the nucleus (the “heart” of the cell) out of the way (they have no manners either).
Fat cells grow in response to increased calories consumption and hormones. To name a few, progesterone, estrogen, and cortisol (a stress hormone). As you gain weight, fat cells grow and multiply. This puts more stress on your heart which needs to pump more blood to fat cells. This is pretty interesting too because the more weight you gain, the more blood vessels the body creates to reach those fat cells to nourish them. Yet when you lose weight, the number of fat cells accumulated stay the same. They just shrink in size.
Most of us don’t think about these annoying fat cells that can really cause havoc with our health in terms of having control over them through lifestyle changes. Getting to know these potentially troublesome cells could be a way for you to decide if you want them as a friend or an enemy.
Hmmm ….. would I want greedy fat cells to take over my body and my health? I think not.
Watch this video, great explanation …
Let me know what you think! I’d love to read your comment. Thank you in advance!
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Hey Lesly,
Great post. I did not really understand the relationship between fat and sugar until now. I am always fascinated to understand how the body really works. Thanks for continuing to share these great posts with us.
Make it a great day!
God Bless,
The GREAT Edward!
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Hi Ed,
Glad I could help you!
Hi Lesly,
A very good blog and video on fat cells and why we get fat. I appreciate your sharing this information. I’ve always struggled with my weight – I’ve always said there is a fat woman living inside me trying to come out! It’s gotten harder the older I get. Thanks for sharing this information.
Wishing you a song in your heart,
Leslie
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Hi Leslie,
Gaining and losing weight is a complex issue, but it can be done slowly… I appreciate your visit and comment, and you are not alone ….
I struggle with fat too!
Lesly~
That explains it! I was born with skinny genes! My adopted daughter has an obese birthmom! She works at keeping her weight off, but it’s not easy! I’ll show her this movie after school! She’ll understand! Thank you!
Linda
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Hi Linda,
Can you share some of those skinny genes? LOL! Thanks for the visit and comment!
Lesly, Wow what a great post! That video explained perfectly how are fat cells work. When I see video tutorials with graphic illustrations, it really helps me soak up and learn the information!
Thanks for sharing this very useful information!
Joseph McDevitt
Cool video, this video does a great job of explaining how fat cells work. the the question is once your cells grow and get all out of whack, how do you get them back to normal?
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Hey Rob,
Well, they never get back to normal. They just shrink in size which can be achieved through what you choose to eat and decreasing calorie intake. Thanks for your visit and comment!