| MadSci Network: Biochemistry |
Remember that the fat you see in the kitchen has been rendered (cooked) so that all that is left is the long-chain fatty acids themselves.^M
M In the body, fat is stored in living cells ( adipose tissue cells) which also contain water and enzymes which keep the fat from congealing. You can imagine it as a whole array of little water- balloons stacked in an insulating layer, rather than a big slab of lard sitting under the skin.
Although, as I look in a mirror, the latter seems more applicable. :(
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