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> There are lab rats (whose hormones/genetics have been fucked with) that can literally die of starvation while remaining nearly spherical with excess fat. I b
by CPLX 11y ago
> There are lab rats (whose hormones/genetics have been fucked with) that can literally die of starvation while remaining nearly spherical with excess fat.
I bet there aren't. You'll need to cite that claim.
- DiabloD3 11y agoEh, he might actually be right. I seem to remember seeing a study saying something like that, but I can't find it after my contractual maximum of 5 minutes of Googling.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoHere you go: https://books.google.com/books?id=XPJdM9POXGAC&pg=PA366&lpg=PA366&source=bl&ots=kC1PX2T5fx&sig=IGBH6Zej-JUKDf7Leih51lsOnnQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBmoVChMIprbRg_-hyAIVw9CACh1C1gK6#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=XPJdM9POXGAC&pg=PA366&lpg=... > They will consume the protein in their muscles and organs rather than surrender the fat in their adipose tissue. [...] They lost 60 percent of their body fat before they died of starvation, but still had five times as much body fat as lean mice that were allowed to eat as much as they desired.