Congealed fat

David Jones

Nature, 1997, vol. 390, issue 6657, 238-238

Abstract: Human body fat melts at about 17°C, so that the body can store it in liquid form. Daedalus proposes adjusting this temperature to provide personal central heating. DREADCO's ‘oligomolecular’ fatty diet will contain just one or two specific fats, the mixture tailored to melt just below core body temperature. The dieter's body fat will soon acquire this melting point. In the cold the fat will gradually solidify, and its latent heat of freezing will keep the user warm for up to several hours.

Date: 1997
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