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Yes because you need the energy from the fat from when you are not eating. When you are eating you get the energy from the food while you are chewing it up.
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Can you get zero body fat without steroids?
There is no such thing as zero body fat. A certain amount of fats is healthy and necessary. The brain is made mostly of fats.
Tell about nutrients and how they are related to your body?
Protein is necessary to build muscles, cartilage and also enzymes. Carbohydrates provide quick fuel your body needs to function. Fats are a storage of energy. Protein, fats, and carbohydrates all can be used by the body as a fuel but fats provide twice as much energy by weight. Vitamins work with enzymes to perform important metabolic functions. Minerals are important as electrolytes, Iron is necessary in the blood cell's hemoglobin and Calcium is necessary for bone density and strength.
What nutrient substance is necessary for the production of certain hormones and helps store and transport vitamins?
This would be fats. This is why it is so important to include fats in your diet for the proper storage and hormone production in your body.
What is the simplest dietary fatty acid?
I'm not sure exactly what the term simple fats refers to but I am guessing you are referring to is the fats the body needs to function. By this I mean the fats included in the structure of cells and many necessary body organs. I may be wrong but at least its a good guess.
What is better for you Fats or salts?
Fats ans salt are necessary but only in reasonable amounts.
What does fats and oil Give to the body?
fat provides warmth and it stores nutrients in case the body needs them.
What does fats and sugars do to your body?
They release energy after the body digests it and the leftover fats build up.
How does fats and oils help the body?
limit your solid fats
What provdies the body with 9 calories a gram and provides energy as well as insulates the body?
fats
What fats are unsaturated?
unsaturated fats are fats that are healthy for you and eat up other more less healthy fats in your body
What are the uses of fats in the body?
Fats store energy in the body, provide "cushioning" for parts of the body that have a lot of impact, and help provide shape to the body.
How do fats help the body?
fats are used for the resynthesis of ATP, when ATP is broken down, it releases energy. So fats are a fuel for the body.
