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Why Is Everyone Talking About Mast Cells and Lipedema?
Mast cells are being blamed for everything from swelling and pain to food reactions. Here is what researchers have actually found in lipedema, and what…
 • CarinaW
What Weight Actually Does in Lipedema
Lipedema is not caused by obesity, and weight loss is not a cure. But does that mean body weight does not matter? New research is challenging some of…
 • CarinaW
My Lipedema Story: The Long Road from Feeling Alone to Building LipedemaScience
When I lost weight, it disappeared from my face and upper body much more readily than from my hips and legs. My proportions remained.
 • CarinaW
Lipedema Research is Accelerating
What happened around the world in August 2026.
 • CarinaW
A Food Scientist Explains Anti-Inflammatory Food
Why “anti-inflammatory” is not a simple food category, and why that matters when you live with lipedema.
 • CarinaW
Let’s Play Devil’s Advocate With Conservative Lipedema Treatment
What the evidence really says, what it does not, and how to choose what deserves a place in your life.
 • CarinaW
A New Review Maps Physical Therapy for Lipedema. But How Much Can We Trust It?
The paper is useful as a map of the literature, but its evidence ratings make several treatments look more established than they are.
 • CarinaW
More Than 400 Million Under One Lipedema Umbrella?
Lipedema may affect hundreds of millions of women worldwide, but no single management protocol can reflect every body, life and journey.
 • CarinaW
Why I Started LipedemaScience
From feeling completely alone with my diagnosis in 2012 to building a global platform for curiosity, science, and a more open-minded way of living with…
 • CarinaW
When Lipedema Experts Agree More Than They Trust the Evidence
The new global lipedema consensus reports agreement and confidence in the evidence as separate numbers, while recent molecular studies show why that…
 • CarinaW
What Can Chronic Leg Swelling Do to Tendons and Fascia? A New Study Looks at Lipedema and Lymphedema
A new ultrasound study suggests that chronic lower-limb edema may be linked to measurable changes in the Achilles tendon, plantar fascia, pain, and…
 • CarinaW
What Food Looks Like Through the Eyes of a Food Scientist with Lipedema
From nutrient interactions and gut health to food quality and balance, this is the framework I use every day.
 • CarinaW
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LipedemaScience follows the evolving research on lipedema, critically examines what the evidence does and does not show, and translates it into useful knowledge for people living with the condition.
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