Have you ever thought or noticed how nutrients from food are being received,stored and used?
Big Question and There is a Big and friendly Answer to it.
Among all the three Nutrients abundant in the diet,Carbohydrates and Fat are primarily used for energy while proteins provide the raw materials for making hormones,muscles and other essential repairs of biological equipment in the body.
PROTEIN
This is broken down into pieces called amino acids that are used to build new proteins that specific functions like catalyzing chemical reactions facilitating communication between different cells.
When there is a shortage of fats or carbohydrates, proteins can yield energy.
FATS
This provides more than half of body's energy need.
It is broken down into fatty acids which can travel into the blood and be captured by hungry cells.
Fatty Acids that are not needed right away are packaged in bundles called triglycerides and stored in fat cells which have unlimited capacity.
It's says "we are really good at storing fat"
CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates can only be stored in limited quantities.
So the body is eager to use them for energy to use them for energy.
We think Carbohydrates are the nutrient that is used first,we can only store a day or two carbohydrate.
The Carbohydrates in food are digested into small pieces as glucose which is absorbed in small intestines walls.
After a quick stop in the liver,glucose enters the circulatory system,causing blood glucose levels to rise. The body gobbles up this glucose more readily than fat.
Once the cells have had their full of glucose,the liver stores some of the excess for distribution between meals should blood glucose level falls below a certain threshold. If there is left over glucose beyond what the liver can hold, it can be turned into fat for longterm storage.
When Carbohydrates are scarce the body
