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The hair of the wolverine to make the hang over go away for another day (i.imgur.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Ultragigagigantic to c/xmen

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[–] Blue_Morpho 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Fat cells aren't immortal so they die. Normal calorie ups and downs are handled by lipid increase and decrease. But going calorie negative for long enough makes the body break down muscle and fat cells. Your cells don't just shrink- they are gone.

However the number of fat cells you have tends to be set at adolescence so the body will remake fat cells when it has a calorie surplus.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106343#1

[–] legion02 2 points 9 months ago

Technically true but irrelevant to the point made, no? Cell count doesn't significantly impact "fatness" so wolverine regenerating his fat cells won't really impact his weight.