why do fats give more energy than carbohydrates?

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why do fats give more energy than carbohydrates?

2006-09-27 05:35:05 · 4 answers · asked by cyril_2588 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

why do fats release more energy than carbohydrates?

2006-09-27 05:37:22 · update #1

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on a weight for weight basis, fats have about twice the number of carbon to hydorgen bonds as do carbhydrates. Energy released from the breaking of these hydrogen bonds powers the body.

2006-09-27 05:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

they have more bonds and they go through cycles more than once making them more "energy" rich

2006-09-27 06:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

they have more hydrogen to be oxidized in respiration.(electron transport chain)

2006-09-27 06:45:59 · answer #3 · answered by faisal b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

bonding

2006-09-27 05:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by ashwin_hariharan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋