Making big fat cells smaller by eating less, moving more, or having weight-loss surgery helps fat cells work better and improves your health.

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Adipose cell size: importance in health and disease.

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2018 Aug 1

Big fat cells don’t work well and can cause health problems, so shrinking them with diet, exercise, or surgery helps your body work better — and the study says this is necessary.

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Adipose cell size: importance in health and disease.

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DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00257.2017

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