We store energy as fat within our adipocytes, the cells of the adipose tissue which stocks up and destocks it according to our daily activities. Imagine a round cell with a black nucleus and a body just as round but flexible, and able to expand or contract according to your storage needs. The adipose tissue, or rather the adipose organ,…
- 20 October 2015
LACK OF EXERCISE LEADS TO MUSCLE LOSS AND FAT STORAGE
The benefits of exercise have been proven scientifically, and we know that physical inactivity leads to muscle loss, and an increase in the ratio of fat body mass to lean body mass. Moreover, physical inactivity mostly promotes the accumulation of fat around the abdomen, and enhances the infiltration of the adipose tissue by macrophages, thus creating an inflammatory signalization network.…