How Quickly Do You Gain Fat? Understanding the Process
                                
                                
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                                Did you know that a calorie surplus can be stored as fat within hours to a day, but that visible fat accumulation is a far slower process? How quickly do you gain fat depends less on a single day's overindulgence and more on consistent, long-term dietary patterns and lifestyle choices.