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Overloaded adipocyte hypothesis
The number of adipocytes throughout their life is probably set during the early stage of life. Smaller number of adipocytes may be associated with an overload of single adipocytes and impaired adipose tissue expandability. Once the point of maximal adipose tissue expansion is reached, metabolic complications easily occur.
