Eli5: How do we get fat symmetrically?

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Why do we not have awkward lumps everywhere or just bulges off this side or something?

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You also tend to get fat different places depending on ancestors environment. Fat is a great insulator as well as energy storage. So if your ancestors were surviving polar temperatures, they tended to get a layer of fat all around for heat conservation. If they were in tropical hot areas, they tended to get the fat stored in specific areas(butt, hips) so as NOT to insulate the whole body to allow for more cooling.

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