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Fats are one of the three major substances that form animal cells and tissues. The original, and probably the most important, function of fats is in the structure of the cell membrane, also called the phospholipid bilayer. The 'lipid' part of the name refers to a type of fat. What that means is that every cell of every living animal has to have fat in order to make its body cells. After that, fat serves many other functions, such as storage of energy.

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