HP 127 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pancreatic Lipase Family, Chylomicron, Pepsin

• School: Skidmore College
• Department: Health and Exercise Science
• Course: HP 127
• Professor: T. H. Reynolds

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Midterm study questions: explain the primary roles of carbohydrate, fat and protein in a diet that meets dri recommendations for those nutrients. Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, the preferred energy source of cells. The excess is stored in the liver and muscles as glucagon, where it can be used in a shortage. Fats are used for energy, structure, and as bases for hormones. There are three kinds of fats that are used for different purposes. Fats are broken down for energy after carbohydrates as they are more difficult to digest, but they give more calories per gram than carbohydrates or proteins. Proteins and their amino acids are used to form tissues and other proteins that allow the body to function: understand the composition and functions of proteins. Proteins are made of amino acids, which share a similar structure except for a variable. R group, which distinguishes each of the 20 amino acids.