Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af...
by rcruzeiro on Thursday April 17, 2025 @09:18AM
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Worse than that. Subcutaneous fat (which is the one you can trim off with liposuction) usually expands relying more in cell expansion and not in hyperplasia. Visceral fat on the other hand, is way more likely to involve hyperplasia and you cannot use liposuction against this type of fat. This is also the fat that is very hormonally active and increases the risks of diabetes, heart disease, cancers, strokes.
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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af...
by gosub100 on Thursday April 17, 2025 @09:56AM
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Is it unremovable because it's inside the core muscles and near internal organs?
Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af...
by meindnoch on Thursday April 17, 2025 @10:31AM
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See the second half of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM
Visceral fat is literally enclosing the intestines, major blood vessels, organs, etc. of the abdomen.
Nevertheless, it is possible to surgically remove this sheet of fat that's covering your organs, it's called an omentectomy. But it's a big surgery, and done only in case of cancer, not for weight loss. That is, in humans: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29367725/
Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af...
by nradov on Thursday April 17, 2025 @10:15AM
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Right. A surgeon can't just stick a liposuction tube into the abdominal cavity and poke around. This would be major invasive surgery with a high risk of complications, far worse than leaving the adipose tissue in place.