Eli5: When humans get too fat or obese there is a high risk of heart related issues. But in nature for example Walrus is or hippos are so fat in shape almost their body is consists of fat and are they same sick like humans?
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The fat for those animals forms a thick layer under the skin, insulating them. The problem for us humans is we did not evolve to have fat, except a little to store for emergencies. But our bodies are not build to handle a lot of it, and part of it gets stored between organs, where it’s very unhealthy.
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