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If the athlete had a fit rich and a poor carbohydrate diet, it would mean that they would have lower muscle glycogen content and a higher rate of fat oxidisation during exercise, when compared with a high carbohydrate low fat diet. The whole effect of such a diet could potentially be a sparing of muscle glycogen, and because muscle glycogen storage is paired up with endurance performance, it is possible that adaptation to a high fat diet could potentially enhance endurance performance. Therefor the athlete could afford to eat fatty things in their diet and be able to use the energy it gives to good use. The athlete would have to perform a lot of endurance exercise so that it does not hinder the performance.
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How does the body convert glycogen to fat for long-term energy storage?
The body converts glycogen to fat for long-term energy storage through a process called lipogenesis. When there is excess glycogen in the body, it is converted into fatty acids and stored in fat cells for later use as energy.
What is excess glucose stored as?
glycogen
What polysaccharides do animals make?
Animals convert glucose to glycogen for longer term storage. In humans, glycogen is stored in the liver. Glycogen will be used before fat reserves are tapped.
What does the liver convert all excess energy-containing nutrients into?
The liver converts excess energy-containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, into glycogen for short-term energy storage. When glycogen stores are full, the liver then converts excess nutrients into triglycerides for long-term energy storage as fat.
Which macromolecules can be used for long term energy storage in animals?
Glycogen (made up the macromolecule carbohydrates)
What is a form of temporary store of energy?
The primary storage forms of energy in the body is as glycogen and fat.
Why does starch turn into fat?
Starch is broken down into glucose in the body. Excess glucose that is not immediately needed for energy is converted into glycogen for storage. When glycogen stores are full, the excess glucose is converted into fat for long-term storage. This process helps the body maintain energy balance.
Where is excess glucose in the body stored?
Excess glucose in the body is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen. Once these glycogen stores are full, any additional glucose is converted into fat and stored in adipose tissue for long-term energy storage.
Does glycerol provide long-term energy storage for animals?
Fat is the long term energy storage medium for most animals. Glycogen is the short term storage medium. Glycerol is the backbone of triglycerides.
What is The main function of glycogen is?
A carbohydrate storage molecule in animals that can be accessed faster than fat molecules.Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi.
What part of the body is glycogen stored in?
IntestinesCORRECTION:Muscles contain the most glycogen-- the storage form of glucose-- in the body. The liver comes next.
When doing vigorous exercise such as running do you burn almost nothing but glycogen and hardly any fat at all?
Vigorous exercise does in fact burn a solid amount of fat, frequently more fat than less intensive exercises. It's true that a higher percentage of calories will come from fat during moderate exercise as opposed to intense, but the total number of calories burned from fat during intense exercise can be greater than moderate exercise.
