Research

Can Exercise Improve Life with Lipedema? Inside Norway’s LipidEx Research Programme
A closer look at Norway’s LipidEx research programme and what it may teach us about pain, physical capacity, quality of life and the role of exercise in…
 • CarinaW
Anti-Inflammatory Food Is Not One Recipe. Especially Not for Lipedema.
Why the lipedema nutrition conversation needs more nuance than a list of “good” and “bad” foods.
 • CarinaW
What This New Lipedema Metabolism Study Really Shows
And why the most important part of science is learning how not to overstate it.
 • CarinaW
Something Is Happening in Lipedema Research
New studies are pointing toward blood vessels, inflammation, nerve pain, altered fat cells, and tissue remodeling as key parts of the lipedema picture.
 • CarinaW
Liposuction Removes the Fat. It Doesn't Remove Lipedema.
My surgery gave me back much of my life, but it also taught me why we need more honest conversations about lipedema surgery.
 • CarinaW
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Lipedema
How insulin signaling, insulin resistance and blood sugar regulation may help us understand one important metabolic layer of lipedema.
 • CarinaW
When Your Fat Tissue Starts Sending Inflammatory Signals
I first learned about cytokines in the lab while studying inflammatory responses. Then I started recognizing the same language in my own body.
 • CarinaW
Something Strange Is Happening Inside Lipedema Fat Cells
A microscopy study published weeks ago found a structural signature inside lipedema fat cells, previously linked to something very different from…
 • CarinaW
Menopause and Lipedema: The Fire Beneath the Blood Test
Why normal blood tests may miss the local estrogen activity, receptor imbalance, inflammation and fibrosis happening inside lipedema fat.
 • CarinaW
Can Diet Quiet Inflammation in Lipedema? A Study on Mediterranean-Style Keto
A closer look at a Mediterranean-style ketogenic diet and what it may tell us about inflammation, fat tissue, and dietary quality in women with…
 • CarinaW
The Untold Story of How Lipedema Science Finally Found Us
The unfinished story of how lipedema went from being dismissed as ordinary weight gain to becoming one of the most important emerging frontiers in…
 • CarinaW
We Need to Talk About What Lipedema Tissue Looks Like Under the Microscope
A study on adipocyte hypertrophy, fibrosis and immune cells shows that lipedema is not just “fat that will not go away”.
 • CarinaW
© 2026 CarinaW · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture