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Glucose is a six-carbon sugar molecule. Your body first converts this molecule into two three-carbon pyruvate molecules through the process of glycolysis and then into acetyl CoA. When your body requires immediate energy, acetyl CoA enters the Citric Acid Cycle creating energy molecules in the form of ATP. When glucose intake exceeds your body's energy needs. For example, you eat an ice-cream sundae and then go relax on the sofa for five hours. Your body has no need to create more energy molecules. Therefore, acetyl CoA begins the process of fatty acid synthesis becoming triglycerides that are stored in the fat tissues of your body. These triglycerides are stored energy molecules which can be broken down later to give you the energy you need to, for example, get up off the couch and go for a bike ride.
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What is produce in photosynthesis?
OxygenFood (glucose)Starch (excess food/glucose)
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.
Excess glucose is converted to another type of sugar called what?
glucose is converted into a sugar called sucrose Excess glucose is stored as glycogen in your muscles and liver. It is released as needed between meals.
Is glucose bigger than a protein?
No, glucose is a sugar. And a carbohydrate. Google sugar.
What do plants excess glucose as?
Plants store excess glucose as starch in their cells. Starch is a complex carbohydrate that serves as a long-term energy reserve for the plant.
What happens to excess carbohydrates?
all excess carbohydrate turn into fat or are converted into glucose
Is it true that excess protein turns to fat?
Yes. Excess everything in your diet gets turned to fat. The body uses a carb called glucose to power everything. All carbs are eventually broken down into glucose like molecules (except cellulose). If you aren't getting enough carbs in your diet then your liver starts making glucose from protein by a process called gluconeogensis. The excess glucose produced will then be turned into fat. Long term high protein low carb diets will deprive your body of the nutrients it needs by converting all the nutrients into glucose.
What kind of macromolecule is insulin?
Glucose is grouped as a Carbohydrate.
How much protein must be consumed before it is converted into glucose in the body?
Protein is not typically converted into glucose in the body unless there is an excess amount consumed. This process is called gluconeogenesis and occurs when the body needs to produce glucose for energy. The amount of protein needed to trigger this conversion varies depending on individual factors such as activity level and overall diet.
What is produce in photosynthesis?
OxygenFood (glucose)Starch (excess food/glucose)
Is glucose the smallest type of protein?
Glucose is not a protein, it is a carbohydrate.
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.
When protein consumption is in excess of body needs and energy needs are met the excess amino acids are metabolized and the energy in the molecule is?
Our bodies cannot store excess protein once it is consumed, so the excess amino acids are converted to carbon skeletons that are turned into glucose or fat and then stored as fat or metabolized for energy needs. **stored as glycogen & fat** jmata~
Does protein contain glucose?
No, protein does not contain glucose. Protein is made up of amino acids, while glucose is a type of sugar that is a source of energy for the body.
Why would your family physician at the turn of the twentieth century taste your urine?
To see if it's sweet. This would mean there is insufficient glucose reabsorption by the kidney to the body. There will be excess glucose in the filtrate.
Excess glucose is converted to another type of sugar called what?
glucose is converted into a sugar called sucrose Excess glucose is stored as glycogen in your muscles and liver. It is released as needed between meals.
Does protein turn into fat if you don't workout?
If you consume more protein than your body needs and you don't burn off the excess through physical activity, it can be stored as fat.
