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How Your Body Breaks Down Food And Gets Its Energy by ekwe552: 7:56am On Apr 04, 2023
How do humans get energy from food?

You might have heard as a kid that particular foods are beneficial for your health and might even make you feel more energetic. Yet, how does it operate? Let's deconstruct it.

All of your organs—muscles, brain, heart, and liver—need the energy to function. Your dietary intake provides this energy. Your cells need a continual supply of energy to do their metabolic tasks whether you're asleep, awake, exercising, or just lounging on the sofa. When you eat, your body turns fats and proteins into fuel for your muscles while turning carbohydrates into sugars.

What happens after you eat?

After eating, the digestive tract converts carbs into simple sugars, fatty acids into fatty acids, and proteins into amino acids (glucose). Fatty acids but also amino acids can both be used by the body as energy sources once needed, just like sugar
When mixing the meal with fluids such as acids and enzymes in the stomach, your body digests the food.

TO READ MORE VISIT: https://www.healthlifekit.com/2023/04/how-your-body-breaks-down-food-and-gets.html

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