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When resting your body gets 50 percent energy from glucose and 50 percent from?
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∙ 14y ago
Fats and Proteins, I suppose.
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Glucose may be used in the body to?
Glucose is used by the body as a primary source of energy. Red blood cells and neurones rely entirely on glucose for energy. Excess amounts of glucose in the body is converted to glucogon or fat and stored for later use.
Which part of your body doesn't use glucose?
Our body need energy to work so all of our body parts need glucose.
A monosaccharide that serves as a source of energy for all body cells and tissues?
glucose
Is glucose the primary energy source in the body?
Glucose is considered a simple sugar. It is a primary energy source for the brain.
What is the principle source of energy for brain cells?
The human body primarily uses glucose, a type of simple sugar, for energy. We convert the energy stored in glucose into a molecule called ATP which is what powers most of our cellular activity.
What is the nutrient that supplies about 60 percent of the body's resting energy needs?
fat stored in fat cells supplies 60 percent
What is the name for the minimum energy expended to keep a resting awake body alive and represents a total of 60 percent to 70 percent of total energy expenditure?
Basal Metabolism (BMR)
What percentage of your resting energy comes from stored fats?
Fat supplies 60 percent of the body's ongoing energy needs during rest.
How much blood is supplied to your brain?
Your brain gets about 15 % of the blood supply of the resting body cardiac out put. Your brain consume about 20 % of the glucose consumed by resting body.
Does your body use energy while resting?
Yes
Why is glucose good for you?
Yes ...glucides are good for you ...they are carbohydrates , and we need these....the body converts these to glucose which in turn are converted into energy by the body .....
Which nutrient class supplies glucose as the main source of energy for the body?
Carbohydrates supply glucose as the main source of energy for the body.
During the first few days of a fast what energy source provides about 90 percent of the glucose needed to fuel the body?
Protein
What energy does the body store from eating food?
The body uses glucose as energy. Excess glucose is stored as fat (in animals) and as starch (in plants).
Cells use to get energy only when carbohydrate's are not available?
lIPIDS
Glucose may be used in the body to?
Glucose is used by the body as a primary source of energy. Red blood cells and neurones rely entirely on glucose for energy. Excess amounts of glucose in the body is converted to glucogon or fat and stored for later use.
Glycogen to glucose?
Glycogen is a storage of energy within the body, and glucose is the primary form of energy. So for example, if your body requires glucose to survive, when it has plentiful amounts. Your body converts glucose into glycogen for storage. However, if your body has low amount of glucose within it. Your body will rely on the storage of glycogen to break down into its components and use the glucose for fuel.
