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The process for storing fat as fat is paradoxically very difficult for the body chemically. The easiest way for the body to add stores of fat reserves is throu

• kmm 9y ago
  Can you source that? Because as far as I can tell, de novo lipogenesis is a relatively rare process, exactly because our body prefers to just store the fat in the blood as fat. Sugar is burned preferentially, and only when your carb intake exceeds your total daily energy expenditure, it will start converting it to fat: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10365981 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10365981 I'm not sure what chemically needs to happen, fat is transported from the bowel to the bloodstream in a relatively complex process, but once it's in the blood, it's in the same form as in storage, as triglycerides. In fact, the triglyceride content of a person's fat stores will reflect their diet, which is a strong indication it comes directly from the food without processing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4072956 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4072956
• tacon 9y ago
  Paleo Diet & Strength Training Biochemistry | Doug McGuff M.D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7GB3h82tcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7GB3h82tcQ