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Can you really get rid of fat cells?

It's the question that has been asked for years, can you really get rid of fat? There is much debate out there. However, the truth is NO you can not get RID of fat cells, but there is hope you can shrink them!

We gain weight as adults, we are mostly enlarging the fat cells, not adding more. Reversing this type of weight gain requires shrinking the cells, but they do not put up a huge fight when being shrunk from plus size back to normal. While not the easiest task in the world it is possible.

When we quickly put on a lot of weight in early childhood, puberty, and occasional even as an adult, we can grow new fat cells. This type of weight gain can become a real challenge. The only way to shrink these fat cells, which are in excessive populations, is to shrink them below their normal size. This is a really tough task. The cells begin to produce less leptin. This is a hormone that signals the brain when you are full. You will end up feeling really hungry if you lose more that 10% of your body weight. For example if you weight 200lbs and lose 20 lbs. Eventually you will induce a process called apoptosis. In blatant terms cell death will occur. You could begin shrinking the population of fat cells. Once this occurs you will find maintaining a healthier weight easier.