Adipose loss is an early syndrome in the development of cancer cachexia and is negatively correlated with patient life expectancy . Early studies on this adipose melt revealed a lack of storage of triglycerides in adipose tissue . The storage of triglycerides is achieved by the action of lipoprotein lipase. It predominantly exists in adipose tissue and hydrolyzes lipoproteins circulating in the blood, thus allowing the capture of fatty acids by adipocytes and storage of adipose reserves . The development of the tumor would induce a decrease in the gene expression and activity of lipoprotein lipase via the action of inflammatory cytokines . However, current research seems to demonstrate that the adipose melt observed in cancer cachexia is mostly explained by an increase in lipolysis (shown indirectly by an increase in plasma fatty acid concentration in cachectic patients with gastrointestinal cancer). .