The nurse prepares educational material for a high school class that explains how the components of food are metabolized to create energy. Which type of energy should the nurse explain is created by the metabolism of food?
a. Lactic acid
b. Calcium carbonate
c. Adenosine triphosphate
d. Potassium biphosphate
c. Adenosine triphosphate
The body derives energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, protein, and alcohol contained in foods and beverages. Energy is needed in the human body to power our body and to produce heat to maintain body temperature. We obtain this energy from stored chemical energy in foods we eat. Lactic acid, calcium carbonate, and potassium biphosphate do not produce energy for the body.
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