How nutrients change into energy
- The foods we eat are broken into three basic units: carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. They form the macronutrients.
- The macronutrients need to be further broken into simpler units that will be used to produce Acetyl-CoA.
- There are three metabolic pathways: Glycolysis pathway breaks down carbohydrates, Beta-oxidation breaks down fats, and Transamination breaks down proteins.
- The body converts fats, proteins and other substrates into glucose through Gluconeogenesis.
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