Question

List the benefits of using/storing energy in the form of triglycerides:

Answer 1

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat found in our body, they are mostly stored in the adipose tissues under the Skin mostly in the abdominal cavity and mammary glands.

The significant advantage of using triglycerols is that they yied more than twice as much energy gram for gram as carbohydrates, as their carbon atoms are more reduced than those of sugars.

Storing fat also helps in insulating the body and keeps the body warm during cold conditions, this is why most of the hybernating nimals as well as walruses and penguins have layers of fat underneath their skin to keep them warm even in the artic conditions.