Originally Posted by
palesaint
Slightly on-topic question though: I've heard once you create a fat cell, that it never really goes away. Sure, you deplete it, but the cell itself stays around, just waiting to fill up again. Same thing I've heard about muscle cells. Bunk?
That is the theory on "fat cells' you gain them up to a certain age then you always have them (barring liposuction) and as you say they just fill and empty. Not sure on muscle cells since if you go into starvation your body can actually consume your muscle.