Fat cells have a ‘memory’ of obesity — hinting at why it’s hard to keep weight off
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Long-lasting changes to the cells’ epigenome are linked to a decline in their function.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-11-18 22:52:31+00:00.

Original Title: Even after drastic weight loss, body’s fat cells carry ‘memory’ of obesity, which may explain why it can be hard to stay trim after weight-loss program, finds analysis of fat tissue from people with severe obesity and control group. Even weight-loss surgery did not budge that pattern 2 years later.