For the record, I can burn body fat while consuming as much as 120g of fat/day.
I don't starve. It's harder to burn fat while you're starving. Fat is your body's defense against starvation: the preservation of calories stored as fat.
Body fat isn't the same as dietary fat.
UPHS Nutrition Care Guide: How Much Fat do you Need?
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