Which of the Following Supports the Statement That "You Can

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following supports the statement that "you can get fatter on fat calories than on the same number of carbohydrate calories"?

• A) To be stored as fat, glucose must undergo many chemical conversions in the body and each requires energy.
• B) Compared to glucose, fat can be stored with fewer chemical conversions in the body.
• C) The body spends less energy assimilating carbohydrate than assimilating fat.
• D) a and c
• E) a and b

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Binding Price Ceiling

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