Size of a person's fat cells may hold clues to their future weight

It is possible to predict if someone will gain weight based on the size of their fat cells. This is stated by a new Swedish study, which is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy, led by Professor Peter Arner of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which has seen that people with large fat cells tend to lose weight over time, while those with small fat cells tend to gain weight. The study followed 260 participants…

Size of a person's fat cells may hold clues to their future weight

New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May) suggests that it is possible to predict if someone is going to gain weight based on the size of their fat cells.