Which foods would the body use for energy when no carbohydrates are available?

Answer 1

i just studied this. body will use proteins as the energy they give on burning is same as that given bu carbohydrates. that's why carbohydrates are necessary to give enrgy so that the proteins are saved. this is called protein sparing function pof carbohydrates

Answer 2

Your body would run off of fat and protein. However cutting carbs from your diet is not a healthy concept. Certain carbohydrates are important for storing and transporting energy with in the body. In addition they play major roles in cell to cell communication, the immune system, fertilization, pathogenesis, blood clotting, and development.

Answer 3

Sugars are digested first, then carbohydrates, then fats, then your body fat. If you don't eat, the body starts to cannibalise itself (yuck!). Also, if you starve yourself, then as soon as you do eat something, the body is in emergency survival mode, and will turn whatever you do eat into fat, so that you'll survive longer. If this is a diet question, then it's best to eat healthy foods regularly, rather than starving yourself, and if it's a science question, the body breaks down the simplest molecules first (i.e. sugars) then the more complex, and difficult to break down (carbohydrates - which are complex sugars-, then fats).

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

when all else fails, your body resorts to the fat it keeps stored on your muscle. your body doesn't get that much energy from it and you still need water

Answer 5

Your body would use the stored energy of fat.

Answer 6

I believe it would rely on fat for energy, hence the proliferation of the Atkins diet.

Answer 7

once carbs are gone, fats are burnt for evergy