A study published in the journal Nature Medicine has found that “eating less and exercising more” may actually be good advice as we age — because it turns out that we have decreased fat turnover as we age. If we eat the same amount as we always have and don’t increase the amount we exercise,  we will end up gaining approximately 20% over a 10-15 year period.

Until recently little was known about fat turnover — which is the storage and removal of fat from adipocytes (fat cells). A 2011 study showed that  during the average ten-year lifespan of human fat cells, the fat in them (triglycerides) turns over six times, in both men and women, and that when people are obese, the fat removal rate decreases and the amount of fat as triglyceride stored each year increases. What we didn’t know until now is what happened to fat turnover as we age.  This follow-up study headed by the same lead researcher as the 2011 study explored this issue, as well as differences in fat turnover after people have bariatric surgery which helps explain why some people regain their weight after weight loss, where as others don’t.

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/eating-less-and-being-more-active-matters-as-we-age-study/

      

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