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Which one of the three types of carbohydrates would have more energy stored in its structure?
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Where is energy in food stored in?
Energy in food is stored in three types of molecules. Carbohydrates and proteins can store 4 kCal per gram. Fats (or triglycerides) can store up to 9 kCal per gram.
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.
What are the three sources of energy in the body?
The three sources are carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. There are more like vitamins, minerals, and water.
What 3 nutrients supply the body with energy?
Protein, fat, and carbohydrates provide energy for the body. Carbohydrates provide bodily energy the quickest. Fats/Lipids are stored as body fat for later/emergency usage. Proteins usually are used to create bones, tissue, and muscle - they don't really provide energy.
What are the three classes of carbohydrates?
The three classes of carbohydrates are monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides
What forms can energy take on?
Energy has many forms. The energy that is stored in the position or the structure of an object is called potential energy . There are many forms that potential energy can take. Chemical potential energy , elastic potential energy, and gravitational potential energy.
If you exercise on a no carb diet will you burn only fat?
Energy from food comes from three sources: Carbohydrates, Lipids (fat), and Protein. If you stop consuming carbohydrates your body will continue to burn both the fat and muscle you have stored and built (respectively) and the fat and protein in your system.
Difference between lipids and carbohydrates with respect to energy use and storage?
Carbohydrates,such as sugars, mix quickly with water and stay in solution for a long time. Other carbohydrates (starches) take a little longer to go into solution and don't remain in solution as long. Both are available for cells to use because they do go into solution easily. Lipids don't go into solution with water easily(think vegetable oil and water) so they are used last by cells in the body for energy. This results in them being stored. When no sugars or starches are available for the body to use as energy sources, the lipid energy which has been stored in the body is used. That's why people who eat few or no carbohydrates lose weight. The energy that has been stored by the body is used.
Do Carbohydrates provide energy?
Not really, but sugar is a carohydrate. A carbohydrate is a straight chain molecules that have a ketone/aldehyde/hydroxyl group of them. Most carbohydrates have many such functional groups. Other examples of carbohydrates include;StarchGlycogenCellulose
What are fats carbohydrates and proteins?
Carbohydrates are organic compounds made from sugars.Proteins are organic compounds made from amino acids.Fats are organic compounds of the class known as esters and made form the alcohol glycerol and three fatty acid chains.
List three forms of stored energy in your daily lives?
kinetic energy,sound energy, and sound energy
What are the three types of stored energy?
They are nuclear, chemical, and electrical.
