Weight Loss Surgery Does Not Reduce Number Of Fat Cells

Bariatric surgery, also known as gastric bypass, may reduce the volume of fat in your fat cells, but it doesn’t reduce the number of fat cells in your body. Even the most drastic reduction in caloric intake won’t change that number. That’s because the number of fat cells in your body is established during your childhood and teen years. It doesn’t matter whether you’re fat or thin. According to a new study of 687 adults from DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, weight gain in adulthood