How do you grow fat from a tree?

Jay asked:

I understand how a steel ship floats, I understand the effects of gravity on celetial bodies etc. I’m not a complete idiot. What I don’t get is why everyone says avocadoes are so fattening. Meat has fat content, I get that. Animals with unburned calories get fat and fat is in the meat and you eat it and it’s fattening. Okay- I get that. An avocado grows on a tree. Since trees don’t eat until they get fat how is it that you can grow fat from a tree?

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obese on January 25, 2009 | Filed Under fat

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calgarychef26 on January 26th, 2009

the fat comes from the oils in the avocado which is produced by the tree in much the same way sap and syrup is made by trees. keep in mind the fat is the healthy type, unlike most other foods.

Xiu C on January 28th, 2009

you do not only get fat from eating pure fat. avocadoes have a high calorie content. thats how all foods are. foods have calories, when you eat more calories then you can burn, then the calories build up in your body. the calorie buildup becomes fat.

its all about the calories

theonlyrobbom on February 1st, 2009

Most seeds contain fat, that’s how we get vegetable oil. Some fruits contian high amounts of fat too, Olives and Avocados to name just 2. The plant turns simple sugars into fat in order to store it, the same way your body does. That’s why eating too much sugar makes you fat.

Nicolas on February 4th, 2012

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