The Claim
In European starlings, basal metabolic rate is not significantly influenced by dietary fatty acid composition or flight training, with no observed difference between those fed high omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and those fed monounsaturated fats, suggesting that any energetic benefits of PUFA-rich fat stores are specific to flight activity and not evident during resting metabolism.
What the research says
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Starlings burn the same amount of energy at rest no matter what kind of fat they eat or whether they’ve been trained to fly — the energy savings from certain fats only kick in when they’re actually flying.
See the scientific wording
Basal metabolic rate in European starlings is not significantly affected by the fatty acid composition of their diet or by flight training, with no difference observed between birds fed high omega-6 PUFA versus monounsaturated fat diets, indicating that the energy savings from PUFA-rich fat stores occur specifically during flight and not in resting metabolism.
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