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Yes, the human body can convert cholesterol or other fat into carbohydrates, when it has a shortage of calories and needs to tap the reserve.
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What are complex carbohydrates broken down into?
Complex carbohydrates are broken down into simple carbohydrates -- also known as sugar.
What are fats proteins and carbohydrates broken down into?
Proteins are broken down into amino acids, carbohydrates are broken down into sugars and fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
What are the carbohydrates called when broken down into smaller molecules?
Carbohydrates are generally broken down into glucose which your cells use as fuel. They can also be broken down into fructose and galactose.
When carbohydrates are broken down what is it called?
hydrolysis
Into what substance do most carbohydrates break down during digestion?
Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose in your body.
What is glycogen broken down into?
Glycogen is broken down in the blood by the help of glucagon. It is then transferred into the cells by insulin.
Carbohydrates are broken down to give us?
energy
Which macronutrient is not broken down chemically in the stomach?
carbohydrates
What types of molecules are broken down to make ATP which are most often broken down to make ATP?
Carbohydrate, lipids, or proteins can be broken down to make ATP. Carbohydrates are the molecules most commonly broken down to make ATP.
Disaccharides can be broken down into what?
A carbohydrase is an enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates in the small intestine. The carbohydrases break down carbohydrates into simple sugars.
In aerobic respiration carbohydrates are ultimately broken down into?
CO2
What type of reaction by which proteins and carbohydrates are broken down?
Glycolysis.
