The word "fat" can also mean that someone is obese.
The obese mouse on the left has a lot of adipose tissue. In many animals, adipose tissue is used to store energy. For comparison, a mouse with a normal amount of adipose tissue is shown on the right

Fat is one of the three main types of nutrient.[1] Fats are found in many foods.They are made of macromolecules called lipids. Lipids are based on long-chain fatty acids. Some of these are essential because the body cannot make them.

Important types of fatty acids

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The different types of fats are saturated, unsaturated and trans fats.

Unsaturated fatty acids are very important. They are called by where their double bond is placed. Omega-3 fatty acids (ω-3) and omega-6 fatty acids (ω-6) are essential: you need them both. They help build longer molecules which do cell signalling in different tissues. There are over 20 different signalling paths that control a wide array of bodily functions.

Eat fat and burn fat

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Why you need eat fat to burn fat?

Medium-chain triglycerides is goods for burning fat. Medium-Chain triglycerides are easily absorbed, digested, and utilized as energy. So you can eat milk fat, palm oil, and coconut oil to burn fat. Because those thing are in medium-chain triglycerides. Also medium-chain triglycerides can increase metabolism. If you increase more metabolism, you can burn more fat. And athletes are use medium-chain triglycerides to increase their endurance during ecvrcise. And no body cook medium-chain triglycerides oil, healthy people are mixed with water, juice, ice cream, or pudding.

Fat is an important thing to the people, some people will think fat is bad. But Fat can help us keep our weight, and fat doesn’t make us fat. The fat that we eat can prove energy for us, and protects our organs, also keeping save for our cell membranes. But not all the fatty foods are good for you. Like pizza, french fries, and hamburgers. The fat of those will let you became fat and, let your health became very bad.

Fats also provide long term energy for humans and, in cold climates, a layer of insulation to keep the body warm. They help the body use the vitamins found in foods. Fats are also good for the skin and hair. Olive oil is an especially healthy fat. Many types of fish also contain healthy fat, for example salmon, sardines, herring, and tuna. But if too much fat collects in the body, a person can become too heavy. The energy given by fats is used by moving around or exercising. Some vegetables like celery or carrots contribute much less to the bodies fat supply. Though being very important for the human body, it can also harmful in large amounts.

  1. The others are proteins and carbohydrates.

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