WHEN GOOD FAT CELLS GO BAD.

FAT cells; HUMAN anatomy; HEART diseases; CHRONIC diseases; FATTY acids; DIABETES; LIVER diseases; MUSCLE diseases; HYPERTENSION; MACROPHAGES; HYDROCORTISONE; ETIOLOGY of diseases; HORMONES; DIET in disease; DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY

Presents information on how excess fat cells can damage the human body. How the fat cells grow bigger as people gain weight which causes the cells to increase their output of hormones and inflammatory chemicals; How the increase in these chemicals contributes to chronic diseases; Compounds of fat known as IL-6, TNF-ALPHA which contribute to heart disease; Fatty acids which tend to get stored in the liver, heart and muscle cells; Adiponectin, resistin which contributes to diabetes; Angiotensinogen, PAI-1 which contributes to hypertension; Macrophages; Cortisol; How body shape matters in determining health risks.