Would a fat person last longer in a famine?

Also, why ice cubes stick to my skin, and why shop-bought but not home-reared chickens have soft bones and tender meat...
26 October 2020
Presented by Chris Smith with Azania Mossaka, Talk Radio 702. 
Production by Chris Smith.

FAT-THIN

Different body shapes, fat, thin, tall and short

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Can omnivores switch their diets to survive on whatever is available? Would a fat person last longer in a famine than a more svelte subject? How does serology help in the management of Covid-19? Could we use GM technology to develop a healthy form of tobacco? How and why do chameleons change colour? Why does ice stick to your skin? Why does a shop-bought chicken have tender meat and softer bones than animals reared at home? Join Dr Chris Smith and Talk Radio 702's Azania Mossaka for the answers...

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