Claim:  You can never get rid of fat cells once they are created without surgery

I do have some bad news.  You are stuck with the fat cells that you have.  Have you ever wondered why it is so easy to regain weight after you diet?  Well, all you did to your fat cells is, essentially, deflate them.  It is very easy for your body to just re-inflate the fat cells it already has…and it does very, very fast. 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta was asked about this and his response was:

That’s true. It’s a really simple equation: When energy input is equal to energy output, your fat cells don’t expand to accommodate excess. It’s only when more calories are taken in than used that the extra fat is stored and the person begins to accumulate fat. Your very best bet for not “fattening” up your fat cells is exercise, particularly weight-bearing exercise. Exercise builds muscles — and it’s true, muscles use more calories than fat throughout the day, even while you are resting.

To add insult to injury, a recent study found that you maintain relatively the same number of fat cells throughout adulthood.  Obese people have more fat cells than lean people but number of fat cells for both groups held steady.  The really irritating part is that, yes, fat cells do die but they are regenerated at about the same rate!

They also found that these findings hold true for people that were obese as children.  For those that become overweight or obese later in life, it is thought that you can actually over stuff your current fat cells to the point where your body may create more.  Guess what?  Those new fat cells?  You have them for life now!

So, there you have it.  You now know why its so easy to regain weight after dieting.  All you’re doing is just filling up your deflated fat cells!  This is the overriding factor why losing weight shouldn’t be your primary goal.  You’re primary goal should be changing your lifestyle AND lose weight.

Verdict:  FACT