The strength with which fat cells bind to fat-burning signals is the same in belly and buttock fat, and the same in men and women. Differences in how easily fat is broken down are due to how many receptors are present, not how strongly they bind.

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Mechanisms underlying regional differences in lipolysis in human adipose tissue.

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1989 Aug

The study found that fat cells in the belly and butt respond differently to fat-burning signals not because the signals stick better in one place, but because there are more signal receptors in belly fat. And this was true for both men and women.

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Mechanisms underlying regional differences in lipolysis in human adipose tissue.

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DOI: 10.1172/JCI114187

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