After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight

Re:After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain ... by simonbarker87 on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:10AM (#11611969)

ah, ok - get what you mean. To be honest I can't point you in the direction of any studies so any explanation from me would be educated guess work.

Ok, a quick google pulls up this article in the NYTimes referencing a study - have read the first paragraph or so and article is on the right lines of what you are after.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/health/research/05fat.html

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Re:After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain ... by 49para on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:46AM (#11612407)

Thanks for the link, it didn't really satisfy my curiosity though :)

Obviously there are a lot of biochemical triggers for fat storage, muscle growth etc. Leptin has a very large part to play along with insulin, etc.

If something controls the fat storage levels, it makes sense that they will grow back after being removed via liposuction, especially if the person doesn't fundamentally change what / how they are eating. Their insulin resistance, leptin levels, etc will control this regardless of the actual surgery implications.

I'd be interested in a longer term study where an obese person undergoes something like liposuction, then also changes their diet to something more in line with low carb to fix these insulin and leptin issues and see if those cells actually regrow.

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