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Are there any benefits of the fat layers in the body ? or they must be all burned out ?
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Yes: We all need fat in our body, the excess of fat is the problem, but not the fat itself, we need a layer fat under our skin to prevent to much loss of heat form our body.
Answered 10/4/2016
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