Energy Flashcards
(5 cards)
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The more intense you need to eat is to get energy. Food is your body’s only source of energy. However
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the energy that you need may be different than the calorie (kJ or cal) info on the food package that you likely see. The process of getting energy from your food is called metabolism. All parts of the body (muscles
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Our bodies digest the food we eat by mixing it with fluids (acids and enzymes) in the stomach. When the stomach digests food
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the carbohydrate (sugars and starches) in the food breaks down into another type of sugar
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The stomach and small intestines absorb the glucose and then release it into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream
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glucose can be used immediately for energy or stored in the body to be used later.
