Adipose tissue, also known as fat tissue, cushions the body and protects internal organs.
Fat tissue stores unused calories from food until your body needs it for energy.
While having adipose tissue is good, having too muchor too littleadipose tissue is not.
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Types of Adipose Tissue
There are three different types of adipose tissue in your body.
Many forms of lipodystrophy cause body fat to be abnormally distributed.
Adipose tissue by itself is not a bad thing.
Your body needs adipose tissue to regulate many important bodily functions.
People with obesity have excess adipose tissue.
Although rare, it’s also possible to have too little adipose tissue.
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