How is fat broken down in the body?

Answer 1

by hammers.... there are little Gods in us.... they break the fats by hammers ........ if you eat sugar, they work otherwise they dont work bec they need energy....

Answer 2

by proteins called lipases. In different people it will be broken down at different times. In some, the body would prefer to break down recently built muscle before going to fat stores

Answer 3

How Your Body Breaks Down Fat
When you are not eating, or you are exercising, your body must draw on its internal energy stores of complex carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Your body's prime source of energy is glucose. In fact, some cells in your body, such as brain cells, can get energy only from glucose.
The first line of defense in maintaining energy is to break down carbohydrates, or glycogen, into simple glucose molecules -- this process is called glycogenolysis. Next, your body breaks down fats into glycerol and fatty acids in the process of lipolysis. The fatty acids can then be broken down directly to get energy, or can be used to make glucose through a multi-step process called gluconeogenesis. In gluconeogenesis, amino acids can also be used to make glucose

In the fat cell, other types of lipases work to break down fats into fatty acids and glycerol. These lipases are activated by various hormones, such as glucagon, epinephrine and growth hormone. The resulting glycerol and fatty acids are released into the blood, and travel to the liver through the bloodstream. Once in the liver, the glycerol and fatty acids can be either further broken down or used to make glucose

Answer 4

by the fat crushing elves..except for christmass when you gain extra weight they have more important stuff to do that time of year

Answer 5

When you excersise you see it in the sweat that comes out through your pores. I don't know. That's the way I see it.