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Height: | Radioactive carbon-14 determines the number of fat cells remains constant in all body Quote: Radioactive carbon-14 determines the number of fat cells remains constant in all body types (News-Medical-Net)
The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established during the teenage years. Changes in fat mass in adulthood can be attributed mainly to changes in fat cell volume, not an increase in the actual number of fat cells. published Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:02 GMT More... | Have a read of the article and post your comments here.
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