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The body uses glucose as energy. Excess glucose is stored as fat (in animals) and as starch (in plants).

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How do you get the energy your body needs?

You get the energy you need by eating food. Your body makes energy with the nutritions in the food. It can make kinetic energy or potential energy.


What type of energy does food store?

Food stores fat. Fat is an energy source of the body.


Is it necessary to have fats in your body?

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.


Where does the food you eat obtain the energy contained in it?

The food you eat obtained the energy contained in it by eating plants, and or eating other organisms which ate plants. Plants obtain energy by a process known as photosynthesis in which they receive energy from the sun (photons) and store it in sugars such as chlorophyll. These sugars are starches and other carbohydrates which can be broken down and the stored energy is released and used by your body.


Is eating a chemical energy?

"Eating" is a process of consuming food for sustenance, whereas "chemical energy" refers to the energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds. When we eat food, our body breaks down the macronutrients into smaller molecules, releasing chemical energy that our body can use for various functions like metabolism and movement. So, in a way, eating provides our body with the chemical energy it needs to function.


How many days can you stop eating before your body starts storing fat?

You body only stores EXCESS food as fat. Thus if you are starving yourself you will not have any excess food to store as fat. Indeed if you stop eating your body will start to use your fat stores as food.


Does the stomach store food energy and nutrients until body needs them?

No. stomach does not store the food. It digest the proteins to some extent.


How does grass store energy?

they get energy from the sunlight also by photosynthesis


What are the body's primary and immediate source of energy.?

That would be food of any kind as longest the body gets food and its digested it will extract all the vitamins and minerals it needs to survive. As the body breaks down the food its store's fats into the body for energy.


What is are the body's primary and immediate source of energy?

That would be food of any kind as longest the body gets food and its digested it will extract all the vitamins and minerals it needs to survive. As the body breaks down the food its store's fats into the body for energy.


Where does camels store food?

caamel is a remunant so he store its food in his compound stomach....


Why can eating food help to prevent hypothermia?

Eating food can help prevent hypothermia by providing your body with the necessary energy to generate heat through metabolism. It helps maintain your body's core temperature and sustains normal bodily functions, preventing a drop in body temperature that can lead to hypothermia. Eating high-energy foods before exposure to cold weather can also help your body produce heat more efficiently.