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by a8da6b0c91d 4327 days ago
Yes, human adipose tissue and the liver perform lipogensis. I don't know where I said otherwise. The point is it happens at a very negligible rate in humans on any realistic diet. The process can be ramped up if you go on a truly fat free diet, but that's almost impossible in practice. You can take a fat sample from a human and profile almost exactly what fatty things they usually eat, because stored human body fat is pretty much entirely just dietary fats stored away.