Fat Cells, Eating Disorders, Protein Powder, and More

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In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode include: *The Mystery of the Fat Cell: Fat in our bodies is stored in fat cells. But despite our interest in obesity, we know very little about the fat cell. We don't know how many we should have in our body and whether that number gets bigger or smaller over time. We suck these fat cells out with liposuction. Do they come back? Do we have a steady state of fat cells? Research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm is beginning to answer some of these questions. *Eating Disorders Eating Away Young Women: Almost nine percent of female adolescents are affected by an eating disorder. But there aren't many effective treatments available to them. A controversial program from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden seems to be getting good results.