If a regular weight person and an obese person were left on a desert island with no food, would the obese person live a lot longer bc they have stored up energy as fat? Or does it not work like that?

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If a regular weight person and an obese person were left on a desert island with no food, would the obese person live a lot longer bc they have stored up energy as fat? Or does it not work like that?

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Answer 1

Yeah, obviously it’s not like your body stores fat just to make you feel bad about yourself

The fat on your body is literally a cushion to get you through lean hunting seasons