Fat cells in bone behave in a weird way SPL
There is a distinct type of fat in our bones that doesnât act like fat at all. These peculiar fat cells, or adipocytes, grow larger, not smaller, when we starve.
âThey are fake adipocytes,â says cancer researcher Catherine Muller at the University of Toulouse, France. âThey look like adipocytes but they donât have the main function of adipocytes.â
The main function of fat is to store energy and release it when needed, says Muller. This is what most of the fat in our bodies – found under…
