What is the truth about fat cells?

[Who Dares Win]

I read many different opinions on the subject, one of the many is from the user colossus that no longer posts.

Many said that fat cells simply fills to a certain point and once full they double to host the new reserve, basically they split to increase their capability.

Others say that the amount is genetic and they get full only to a certain point and once they get too full, the body stop accumulating and start burning more.

A further opinion say that such number depends on our childhood and puberty and the amounth reached then is fixed therefore fat kids tend to get fat easier even if they manage to get tigh right after while those who were skinny to being with hardly get fat.

Anyone has data or an opinion about it?

 

[EyeBRollin]

Opinion only:

Muscle torches fat. Get as strong as possible. Then you will have the upper hand in fat management.

 

[TheCharmingGuy]

A useful site to find your body fat percentage:

Body Fat Calculator & Body Fat Percentage Calculator

Use the body fat calculator to determine your percentage of body fat. Body fat percentage calculator available for women & men.

www.active.com

And here is a chart showing what each body fat percentage looks like. Between 10-20% is average, most guys are above 15%. 10% is muscly and anything below that is starting to look real fine.
This chart does not apply to women.