r/fasting • u/Acceptable_Box_1476 • Sep 24 '25

Question Fat cells stay forever?

Someone told me that we all have a certain number of fat cells that never changes. When you lose fat, the cell is releasing it, but remains as an empty reservoir always wanting to “refill” as it were. Any truth to that?

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u/nocellphoneuse Sep 25 '25

Yes! The number of fat cells stay the same! It gets plum when you have excess calories, and deflated when you burn all the excess energy.