Inflammation halts fat-burning
The problem here is what happens when the inflammation goes down?  All that fat that&#x27;s been stored is still going to be burned as energy assuming one is eating within a caloric balance.<p>It&#x27;s frustrating to read all this research into the mechanism of what causes fat to be stored short term, because we already know what <i>really</i> causes fat to be stored long term: eating too much.<p>We need to be researching the reward systems associated with eating, and we need to start treating obesity as the mental health issue it is.  It&#x27;s a food addiction, and what we don&#x27;t need to understand more deeply is how fat is stored.  What we do need to understand more deeply is why people eat too much and how to get them to comply to healthier lifestyles.  The answers are going to look a lot like drug addiction (ie: people are self-medicating depression, anxiety, etc. with food).