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Originally Posted by Cantando  Are there any experts out there who know about fat cells and total body water, as I find this area a bit confusing?
Is it true that the number of fat cells remains constant in our bodies? I read that it does, then I read something that said we can still create new fat cells. So, which is true?
Are fat cells mainly water and when they expand, it is just with more water?
I have been using weighing scales for a few years that show body fat percentage and total body water. I have noticed that the higher the body fat, the lower the total body water (and vice versa), which seems odd if fat is mainly water.
I know it would be a silly thing to do, but if I stopped drinking liquids for a few days, would my body go into survival mode and start using the water stored in my fat cells? |
I don't know about water in fat cells. I'll tell you what I do know.
Your body stops producing fat cells in your mid teenage years. After that - you're stuck with what you've got. What happens is the number of fat cells that you have will then get larger or smaller. So even when you loose a ton of weight you don't loose fat cells, the fat cells simply get smaller in size. If someone wanted to have a smaller number of fat cells they would go and have some removed (ie liposuction - but I don't recommend this)
Peace.