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Which type of food can be stored as body fat?
Sugar and carbohydrates are stored as body fat. This is extra energy that the body doesn't need and so it is stored as fat.
Carbohydrates that are not used for energy is stored as .?
If the calories from extra carbohydrates (carbs not needed for energy) they are stored as fat.
Why do people use carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates are used as a source of energy. When not used it turns into fat (stored energy).
What type of nutrient is stored fat?
It is thought that fat is the macronutrient that is most readily stored as body fat since there are 9 calories per gram of fat as opposed to 4 calories per gram for both carbohydrates and protein.
Excess carbohydrates are stored in humans as?
Excess carbohydrates are stored as fat.
What is the energy that is stored in your body fat?
That is a type of chemical energy.
Low carbohydrate diets claim that carbohydrates create human fat?
The premise of low carbohydrate diets is that carbohydrates create fat. The reasoning is that carbohydrates are easily converted into energy by the body. Any extra energy is stored by the body as fat, regardless of the source.
What stores carbohydrates in animals?
Excess carbohydrates are stored as fat.
Are fats can be used for energy?
YES ! Because when carbohydrates are all used , the fat gives out the energy stored under the skin :D
Which nutrients are stored in the body for later use?
Carbohydrates, if not used by the body, are stored as fat. Not all carbohydrates are converted to fat. Upon consumption the carbohydrates may be converted to glycogen for fast use by the body.
What type of energy do muscle use and what form is it in?
Energy is stored as fat in the muscles.
When consumed in excess which energy yielding nutrients can lead to storage of fat?
Calorie containing nutrients--fats, carbohydrates, and protein, are stored as fat if not used as energy by the body.
