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I can assure you there are plenty of people growing well beyond their first 2 decades.
by the-dude 6y ago
I can assure you there are plenty of people growing well beyond their first 2 decades.
- tinkertamper 6y ago( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- oblio 6y agoAs far as I know we don't grow any new fat cells, it's just that the ones we do have get larger.
- netizen-9748 6y agoFor the tiny minority of people who lift for hypertrophy, they do gain new myonuclei. That's probably the only real exception though
- the-dude 6y agoDo the skin cells to contain the fat also only get larger? And what about the beer drinking muscle ?
- ComputerGuru 6y agoThere is a maximum size after which individual cells will split. It becomes harder to regain your old shape because when you lose weight the existing cells shrink but never shed, so you can end up with new cells you can’t get rid of.
- coldtea 6y agoAnd one way that happens is covered in the article: through cancer. The other is obesity. Both make the article's point.
- the-dude 6y agoI was not commenting on the article, I was commenting on your claim.