The Claim
In nondiabetic, moderately obese adults with BMI 25-35 kg/m², the rate of triglyceride synthesis in subcutaneous adipose tissue is directly correlated with the rate of de novo lipogenesis and not correlated with adipocyte proliferation.
What the research says
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In moderately obese adults without diabetes, the production of fat molecules in fat tissue under the skin is directly linked to the creation of new fat molecules from scratch, but not to an increase in the number of fat cells.
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In nondiabetic, moderately obese adults with BMI 25-35 kg/m², the rate of triglyceride synthesis in subcutaneous adipose tissue is directly correlated with the rate of de novo lipogenesis, but not with adipocyte proliferation, suggesting these two fat production pathways are linked independently of fat cell number.
When the body converts sugar into new fat molecules, those fat molecules are directly used to build stored fat in fat tissue. This process happens whether or not the number of fat cells increases. The amount of stored fat matches how much new fat is made from sugar, not how many fat cells are present.
What the research says
1 studyIn moderately obese people, the study found that how much fat is stored in fat tissue is closely tied to how much new fat the body makes from sugar, but not to how many fat cells there are—meaning fat storage and fat-making are connected, even if the number of fat cells doesn’t change.
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