Which of the following is the last site of fat loss during starvation?

Ans. B .Pericardial (Ref. Apoorba Nandi FMT 349; OP Ghai Paediatrics 6th /p.104; Reddy FMT 24th / p 285) # The buccal pad of fat is preserved till the malnutrition becomes extreme. # Loss of subcutaneous, periorbital (sunken eyes), omental, and fat from other sites of body is the most conspicuous and constant feature on PM study of a death due to starvation.