What is the goal of metabolism?
What will be an ideal response?
During the absorptive state—4 hours following a meal when food has been recently digested--the amino acids, monoglycerides, and triglycerides are absorbed and made available to the body. In this state, anabolic processes exceed catabolic processes--the body uses glucose as the primary source of energy. Carbohydrates are first used for ATP synthesis with excess stored as glycogen or triglycerides in the adipose tissue. Then excess amino acids and dietary fat are also converted to triglycerides and stored.
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