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What happens to the production of fat cells when you become an adult?

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Final answer:

The production of fat cells remains constant in adults, but their size can change based on diet and lifestyle.

Step-by-step explanation:

When you become an adult, the production of fat cells in your body remains constant. However, the size of the fat cells can increase or decrease depending on your diet and lifestyle.

If you consume excess calories, the fat cells in your body will store the excess energy as triglycerides, causing them to expand in size. This can result in weight gain and obesity.

On the other hand, if you consistently burn more calories than you consume, the fat cells will release stored triglycerides for energy, causing them to shrink in size.

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In adulthood, approximately 8% of the fat cells die yearly, they are then replace by new ones. The result of this is that adults develop a constant number of fat cells, this applies to those who gain more weight and those who lose masses of weight. What causes the body weight to rise and fall is the volume of fat cells. 
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