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- Yes.
- Yes. Carbs turn into sugar and sugar turns into fat. If you have a carb filled meal, wait a while, then do a work out, or go for a jog.
- Yes, it can also be stored as glycogen (a carbohydrate).
- Yes, but I believe it is more accurate to say that the energy derived from excessive carbohydrates can help power the assembly of fat (or prevent the burning off of fat).
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Excess carbohydrates are stored in humans as?
Excess carbohydrates are stored as fat.
What stores carbohydrates in animals?
Excess carbohydrates are stored as fat.
What form are excess carbohydrates stored as in animals?
Excess carbs and calories are stored as fat.
In what form are carbohydrates stored in animals?
Excess carbs and calories are stored as fat.
Excess carbohydrates are synthesized into?
Carbohydrates in any form, (simple or complex) are eventually turned into Glucose. Glucose is a simple sugar. If you do not utilize all of the Glucose stored in your body, it will become fat. This will be stored in your fat cells.
Will eating carbohydrates add weight to the body?
Yes. Carbohydrates is basically another word for energy. Your body needs them. However, if you eat more than you're burning off then the excess energy will be stored as body fat.
What are fats proteins and carbohydrates converted to?
They are converted to glucose. Excess is stored as fat.
What happens to a excess sugar when produced in a plant?
Excess sugar is stored as starch, long chain carbohydrates, in the plant.
Where and in what form does the body store carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates are broken down to glucose molecules which can only be stored in very small amounts. Excess glucose which are not readily used are converted into glycogen and stored in fatty tissues of the body.
What is the storage form of glucose in the human body?
The human body stores excess glucose as glycogen. The storage areas for glycogen are limited, therefore any carbohydrates that are consumed beyond that capacity is stored as fat, of which the body can store an unlimited amount.
What nutrient can lead to being overweight?
Primarily fats but also carbohydrates because they are broken down into smaller nutrient building blocks and stored in the body as fat when they are in excess.
What is excess glucose stored as?
glycogen
