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How does digestion of carbohydrates and proteins take place in your body?
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∙ 14y ago
The digestion of carbohydrates (starches and sugars) and of protein is so different, that when they are mixed in the stomach they interfere with the digestion of each other. An acid process (gastric digestion) and an alkaline process (salivary digestion) can not be carried on at the same time in an ideal way in the stomach. In fact, they cannot proceed together at all for long as the rising acidity of the stomach contents soon completely stops carbohydrate digestion and this is followed by fermentation.
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What energy and particles does the body harvest from digestion?
Heat energy, mechanic energy, and new chemical energy.
How does food becomes material your body can use?
after digestion it breakdowns into useful components such as proteins and carbohydrates ets , these macromolecules are used by the bidy to perform the normal function of the body.
Three ways in which proteins are used by the body?
fats, proteins, and carbohydrates
How can a diet low in carbohydrates and fats affect the way the body uses proteins?
A diet low in carbohydrates and fats affect the way the body uses proteins by forcing the body to choose to burn proteins for energy. The body normally burns sugars first and then burns proteins.
What are the three sources of energy in the body?
The three sources are carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. There are more like vitamins, minerals, and water.
How are carbohydrates lipids and proteins similar?
body building
What nutrients are used in the body?
There are six main groups of nutrients which are used in the body: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water.
What 3 nutrients supply the body with energy?
Protein, fat, and carbohydrates provide energy for the body. Carbohydrates provide bodily energy the quickest. Fats/Lipids are stored as body fat for later/emergency usage. Proteins usually are used to create bones, tissue, and muscle - they don't really provide energy.
Into what substance do most carbohydrates break down during digestion?
Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose in your body.
Respiration of carbohydrates begins in the?
mitochondriaIt starts with glycolisis. Glycolisis takes place in the cytoplasm
How is energy obtained?
Energy is obtained by proteins/carbohydrates in your body.
What do carbohydrates do for the body Proteins Fats?
2 types of fat
