According to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, lipid turnover in human fat tissue decreases during ageing, which makes it easier to gain weight. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, sheds some much-needed light into the middle age spread. The scientists studied the fat cells in 54 men and women over an average period of 13 years. The researchers also examined lipid turnover in 41 women who underwent bariatric surgery to see how the lipid turnover rate affected their ability to keep weight off. ;
Why Do We Gain Weight As We Age
November 11th, 2019
Gaining weight as we age has become completely
normalised in modern society. Men and women in their late 30s and beyond are
almost expected to gain weight, even though we've never understood exactly why.
While various genetic and lifestyle factors influence weight gain, there are
age-related considerations that can't be accounted for by eating or exercise
habits alone. As it turns out, how we store and process fat changes
substantially as we get older.
