Question

Which of these are false (A) the breakdown of fat that was stored due to excess intake of dietary protein can be converted back into amino acids (B) Excess Intake of Carbohydrates can be converted and stored as fat (C) Excess dietary fat can be stored as fat (D) Fat can be stored and later broken down and used for fuel

Answer 1

1)true: excess protein is stored as fat and fat when undergoes breakdown for various purposes can form aminoacid(eg when fat enters citric acid cycle via acetyl co A it can form proline arginine etc from its biproduct like alphe ketoglutarate)

2)true:excessive carbs are converted to glycogen and finally to triglycerides and are stored as fats

3)true:fats are directly stored in adipose cells

4)true:physiological fuel value(amount of energy produced per gram of fat) of fat =9kcal/g