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We show that the process of storing fat and becoming insulin resistant is not peculiar to humans, but something all animals have learned to do to help them survive. More importantly, most animals have developed ways to become obese like clockwork, often to prepare them for a period of time when they know food will not be available. Mammals and reptiles become fat prior to hibernation in winter, the lungfish becomes fat before burrowing in the mud to survive the droughts of summer, the whale gets fat prior to leaving the Arctic to mate in Baja, and many birds get fat prior to long distance migration. Even insects get fat prior to becoming a pupa and making a cocoon. Many of these animals not only become fat, but also become insulin resistant. However, the major difference between obesity among these animals and humans is that for animals in the wild, the obesity is temporary and highly regulated, and weight returns to normal once the migration is completed or the winter has subsided. In contrast, humans are getting fatter and fatter, in an apparently unregulated, out of the control way.
The Fat Switch
Richard J. Johnson
**Courage**
11. How do I determine "the right thing to do" in a given situation?
12. What role does the opinion of others play in this process?
13. What happens when I encounter resistance from a powerful figure?
14. What happens when I encounter resistance from a crowd?
15. The last time I had to stand alone, what did I do?
Compasses and Weathervanes
edbatista
Maximize fun
What would be the most *fun* thing to build?
Extreme Questions to Trigger New, Better Ideas
Jason Cohen
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