Carbohydrates are used for the formation of energy/ATP that's why they are so essential in energy metabolism.
What are carbohydrates?
- These are the energy giving substances/food.
- When we eat food consisting carbohydrates, it breaks down into its simplest form, glucose which is transported to the cells through blood.
- The glucose get converted into glycogen in muscles and liver by insulin (hormone secreted from pancreatic cells). When required this is released as energy to perform various activities.
- The glucose is utilized to produce energy/ATP (stands for adenosine triphosphate, also known as energy currency of cell) by a process called cellular respiration.
What is metabolism?
- "Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy."
- The energy is obtained through oxidation of glucose molecule.
Hence, carbohydrates break down to form glucose which when oxidized generates ATP/energy.
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