2007-02-05 08:28:53 · 4 answers · asked by nikki l 1 in Environment
Any food in excess of the energy spent.
Fat is our body's savings bank.
2007-02-05 08:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any excess calories that you take in can be made into fat. Sugar and starch and fats and even extra protein is made into fat after it is digested, circulated around the body and not needed.That means fatty acids and glycerol originally from fats, sugars, and amino acids all can be changed into fat, a triglyceride.
2007-02-05 10:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The composition of fat is mainly fatty acids and glycerol, which combine to form triglycerides; cell membranes of organisms are composed of these compounds, plus the addition of phosphate groups on one of the glycerol ends. Cleave the phosphate group and then you'll have the fat itself.
2007-02-05 08:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that triglyceride is directly related to fat production.
It's a fatty substance in the blood that the body uses to produce fat. People who don't want to become diabetic need to monitor that.
2007-02-05 08:43:54 · answer #4 · answered by dinotheorist 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋