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Diana Kaaha
06/29/08
Diana Kaaha
Category: Obesity

Is there any fat cell research that looks at ways to control fat cells?

I read that fat cells wink out and them replace themselves, and that at around 20 we have the number of fat cells we will have for the rest of our lives. So, I'm wondering if anybody is trying to discover a way to stop or reduce the number of fat cells that are replaced.   I also wonder if…

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