MDinana
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Originally Posted By: norad45
I admit to being totally puzzled by this. Doesn't the human body convert all excess calories into fat regardless of the source? I can understand the need for the consumption of fats in order to keep up energy levels in an active survival scenario, and I can understand a hungry person craving fats (happens to me all the time ). But are there actual reports of people starving to death on a rabbit meat diet that are not merely anecdotal?
Yes and no. You can convert it to sugars (liver) or fats. The problem is, your body needs certain fats that it can't manufacture. Just like "essential vitamins" that you need to eat, there are a few fats you need to eat.
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). But are there actual reports of people starving to death on a rabbit meat diet that are not merely anecdotal? 
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