Fat cells are NOT inactive storage vehicles. One pound
of fat takes up more space than one pound of muscle.
Fat cells are rich in arachidonic acid (AA) which leads
to inflammation.
Fat cells actively make over 100 proteins, fatty acids,
hormones and inflammatory substances that =
inflammation.
One pound of body fat burns 3 cal/day.
One pound of body fat= 3500 stored calories.
One pound of muscle burns 50-75
calories/day=increases metabolism
The more excess body fat you have- the lower your
resting metabolism (the calories that you burn at rest)-
the greater the amount of chronic inflammation in your
body.
You can be thin and still have too much body fat- better
known as being skinny fat.
The amount of body fat that you have is a better indicator
of health and fitness than the amount of pounds that you
weigh on a scale.