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No, your body could not live without fat. Your organs need it for thermal insulation and cushioning. Your nervous system needs it for chemical and electrical insulation. All cell membranes are a lipid bilayer, without which you would be a puddle. Fat stores energy so that when you skip a meal, you don't starve to death.
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∙ 7y agoYes, a certain level of fat is necessary for the body to function.
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Which type of connective tissue functions as a reserve energy supply for the body?
adipose tissue
Why do men have more water in the body than women?
Fat molecules are very hydrophobic and so fat tissue (containing fat cells full of fat molecules) have a lower water concentration than other tissues. As women in general have a higher body fat percentage (partly due to the presence of breasts) they have more tissue that has little water and the so the total body has less water per weight.
Which connective tissue functions in fat storage?
Adiphose
Which one reason it is necessary for human to eat fat?
There are only two fatty acids that humans must consume (we can't synthesize them) alpha-linolenic acid & linolenic acid. All other fats are unnecessary, we can make our own.
Why does the body use fat for energy?
the body uses fat for energy because the body needs to stay worm.
How does a healthy body process fat?
In most people, the body is already programmed by its genetic code to produce all of the enzymes and chemicals necessary to carry out the functions necessary to process fat.
What are the three functions of fat in a rat's body?
For all mammals, the three functions of fat in the body are to provide energy, to absorb vitamins, and to sustain a normal body temperature.
What is a liquid necessary for almost all body functions?
Water is necessary to almost all body function.
What body functions require fat?
stomach bones
What is the storage of fat necessary for normal body functioning called?
Essential Fat
Functions of essential body fat is to protect vital?
organs
What is one reason necessary for humans to eat fat?
Fat supplies the human body with warmth and energy. Every cell in the body must contain fat. Fat cushions internal organs
What is one reason it is necessary for humans to eat fat?
Fat supplies the human body with warmth and energy. Every cell in the body must contain fat. Fat cushions internal organs
What is organells jobs?
what does different organs in our human body do? of course they perform different functions necessary for our survival. thus the same is the functions of organelle. they are like different organs in the cell which perform different functions necessary for our life.
Can you get zero body fat without steroids?
There is no such thing as zero body fat. A certain amount of fats is healthy and necessary. The brain is made mostly of fats.
What is the main functions of fats?
The main function of fat is for the storage of energy. Fat is burned as a fuel source when the body does not have sugar.
What is esential body fat?
Essential fat is stored in small amounts in the bone marrow, organs, the central nervous system and muscles and is necessary for healthy functioning of the body. .
