Carbohydrates are essential to provide energy for the body because:
a. the glucose that is produced from them is vital to fuel most of the body's cells.
b. proteins are available only to provide building block materials for tissues
c. ketone bodies produced from proteins do not provide adequate energy for cells.
d. fats are not able to provide any energy to the cells.
e. they provide ketone bodies, which are the preferred energy of the body's cells.
a
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