Fat Facts Fats are a type of lipid found in the body. Another type of lipid in animal tissue and blood is cholesterol. Therefore, cholesterol and fat are not the same. They are just subgroups of lipids. Fats are the most concentrated source of energy in the body.
Fats serve vital roles in the human body.
The chains are made up of long strands of carbon atoms. Fats are also divided into groups depending on the number of hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon chain. Meaning it can attach to four other atoms. In a fatty acid chain of a triglyceride two of the binding sites are taken by other carbons, which creates the chain like structure. The other two carbon binding sites can be taken up by hydrogen atoms, which is normally the case.