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What type of food does your body breakdown Carbs or protein?
The process of digestion breaks down carbohydrates into sugar, and protein into amino acids; both get broken down.
What organic macromolecules are broken down in the body when quick or fast energy is needed - your options are lipids proteins carbs or nucleic acid?
carbohydrates
How does low carbohydrates help you to lose weight?
Know that carbs ARE good for you. They are a major source of energy for the body. However, excess carbs not used as fuel can be broken down into long term storage, becoming fat. So if you exercise moderately 3 days a week and don't have enough energy in your body, fat will be broken down to supply that need as a fuel source.
What are carbs broken down by?
Saliva and some enzymes in the small intestine.
Which of the following is the only food source that can be broken down by anaerobic glycolysis?
carbs
Do all carbs turn into sugar?
when it is broken down by enzymes..I think that's the gist of it...
How are fat broken down?
Fats are broken down by the body into glycerol and fatty acids. The fatty acids are then broken down to glucose to provide the body with energy.
Why does the body require carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates provide energy by being broken down into glucose. Almost everything contains a little carbohydrate, but people actually don't specifically need carbohydrates for energy. What is important is glucose, and protein can also be broken down into glucose.
What are the two categories of the simple carbohydrates?
Simple carbs are carbs which your body breaks down into sugars faster. Two examples would be juice and soda. Complex carbs are carbs your body takes longer to break down into sugars. Two examples would be pizza and pasta.
What are lipids broken down into the digestive sysytem?
it is broken down by the body i think
Why must be food be broken down in your body?
Fat reserves in the body can be mobilized and broken down to release energy.
How is chemical reaction in the body different then baking cookies?
They are controlled. The chemical reactions in the body are broken into many steps generally and this cuts down on heat being built up.
