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healthy living nutritionHow are carbohydrates proteins and lipids different?
Simply so, how are carbohydrates lipids and proteins similar?
3.2 Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins. Similarities: Complex carbohydrates (e.g. polysaccharides) and lipids both contain a lot of chemical energy and can be used for energy storage. Carbohydrates and lipids both burn cleaner than proteins (they do not yield nitrogenous wastes)
In this manner, how is a protein different from a carbohydrate?
Because proteins are complex molecules, the body takes longer to break them down. As a result, they are a much slower and longer-lasting source of energy than carbohydrates. The body synthesizes some of them from components within the body, but it cannot synthesize 9 of the amino acids—called essential amino acids.
Triglycerides are made up of three units of fatty acids and one unit of glycerol. Glycerol is a component of fatty acids in fats that is released when stored fat is metabolized for energy. Refined carbohydrates are more likely to adversely affect blood triglycerides than carbohydrates from complex sources.