Question

From a bioenergetics perspective, why is it possible to gain body fat if you eat excessive amounts of protein or carbohydrate?

Answer 1

CARBOHYDRATE PROCESSES:-
- excessive carbohydrates consumed is converted to and stored as glycogen(complex carbohydrate) in the body.

PROTEIN PROCESSESS
-Although excess calories from protein get stored as fat, the body prefers to use protein and carbohydrates.
- Protein is the last resource to use when body needs energy for everyday activities.
- protein resists conversion to fat because body uses this nutrient for other functions-
Muscle tissue repairing
Building muscle fibres
-but hight calorie can result in excess body fat.