Response to 'Fat is not just an energy store'

John R Speakman

doi:10.1242/jeb.184499

Response to 'Fat is not just an energy store'

John R Speakman^* (Corresponding Author)

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CAS - Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology

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Abstract

In a recent paper, I suggested that the supposed ‘predation–starvation’ trade-off model for the regulation of body fat has rather scant evidence to support the ‘starvation’ side of the trade-off. Instead of starvation risk, I suggested that a likely evolutionary factor driving up levels of stored fat is the risk of infectious disease, and the need to survive through periods of pathogen-induced anorexia (Speakman, 2018).

Original language	English
Article number	jeb184499
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Experimental Biology
Volume	221
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.184499
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2018

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Response to 'Fat is not just an energy store'

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