Author Question: How does excess carbohydrate intake contribute to obesity? a. It is efficiently converted to ... (Read 89 times)

washai · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

How does excess carbohydrate intake contribute to obesity?

a. It is efficiently converted to storage fat.
b. It spares oxidation of body fat and dietary fat.
c. It stimulates glucagon release, resulting in inhibition of fatty acid oxidation.
d. It stimulates pancreatic lipase secretion, which results in higher dietary fat absorption.
e. It results in large amounts of glycogen storage that is increased as carbohydrate consumption increases.

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of the metabolism of specific macronutrients?

a. The rate of fat oxidation does not change when fat is eaten in excess.
b. The rate of protein oxidation does not change when protein is eaten in excess.
c. The rate of glucose oxidation does not change when carbohydrate is eaten in excess.
d. The conversion of dietary glucose to fat is the major pathway of carbohydrate utilization.
e. The conversion of protein to muscle is hastened when protein intake exceeds protein requirements.