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For anyone who has lost a significant amount of weight, keeping it off can feel even harder than losing it in the first place. Even with disciplined habits and strong motivation, the body often seems to push back. Why?
A new study sheds light on this frustration, suggesting that fat cells might retain a molecular “memory” of obesity, long after you’ve lost weight.1 Much media coverage has interpreted this discovery as validation for the hopelessness of weight loss, but is this conclusion merited? While this study does offer crucial…