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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Fat tissue discovery may explain why some people easily regain lost weight

A kind of memory of obesity may be retained by fat tissues even after weight loss, increasing the chance of some people regaining it, a new study suggests.

The research, published in the journal Nature, sheds more light on the “yo-yo effect” seen with weight loss strategies in which individuals regain lost weight.

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