Obesity Leaves Lasting Molecular Tags on the Immune System
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Even after successful weight loss, inflammatory cell changes could persist for years and further affect the risk of diabetes, cancer or cardiovascular disease.
Losing weight – and everything is good again? Apparently not. The immune system stores overweight for years, researchers now show. Even after weight loss, it continues to work – with consequences that hardly anyone knows.
Memories of obesity remain in the body even after weight loss; risks of diabetes and cancer persist for a significant period. Once weight is lost, it must be maintained for 5 to 10 years. Research results have shown that even after obese patients lose weight, the memories of obesity imprinted in the body's immune cells last for a considerable time. Even if weight is reduced, risks such as diabetes and cancer persist for at least 5 to 10 years.
Obesity leaves lasting molecular tags on the immune system
People who live with obesity are 'tagging' a memory of being overweight on a key part of the immune system - leaving people with ongoing risk of obesity-related conditions years after losing weight, according to a 10 year-long study published in EMBO Reports.
White blood cells see their DNA marked with obesity, which can carry a continuous risk of related diseases long after weight loss.
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The cells are ‘marked’, which causes the body to continue to behave as if it still has an excess of kilos, according to a study
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