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by Attummm 816 days ago
Why would a mammal's body evolved to use fat cells to store and utilise lipids for energy?

Plants have carbs in starch. Mammals evolved away from starch to store and use triglycerides.

During fasting, the human body is able to survive for months without food.

Thus months of lipid metabolism

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> Why would a mammal's body evolved to use fat cells to store and utilise lipids for energy?

Hibernation?

For short term glucose storage is preferred by mammals bodies that i know of.