Proteins are polymer chains made of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. During human digestion, proteins are broken down in the stomach to smaller polypeptide chains via hydrochloric acid and proteaseactions. This is vital for the synthesis of the essential amino acids …show more content…
Fats, also known as triglycerides, are esters of three fatty acid chains and the alcohol glycerol. Fat is an important foodstuff for life, and fats serve both structural and metabolic functions. Some fatty acids that are set free by the digestion of fats are important because they cannot be synthesized in the body from simpler constituents. Two essential fatty acids in human nutrition are alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid. Other lipids needed by the body can be synthesized from other fats. Fats and other lipids are broken down in the body by enzymes called lipases produced in the …show more content…
Since if we eat fewer calories than we spend, over an extended period time our body will use the stored fat to fill the gap, knowing the food energy we take is a guide for weight loss. However, managing energy balance should be based on both food consumption and physical activity instead of concentrating on counting the calories we eat while neglecting the calories we burn and vice versa. Once again, my question is which food component gives us the most energy, carbohydrates, protein or fat and my hypothesis is that fat provides the most