HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what form to animals store lipids in their bodies to use for energy later?
A
Phospholipids
B
Sterols
C
Waxes
D
Triglycerides
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Muscle stores lipid in the form of an intramuscular triglyceride droplet. This is generally small, and presumably is used only for short-term energy demands to supplement extramuscular sources of triglycerides.

Detailed explanation-2: -Types of Lipids Triglycerides: the main form of stored energy in animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood. When you eat, your body converts any calories it doesn’t need to use right away into triglycerides. The triglycerides are stored in your fat cells. Later, hormones release triglycerides for energy between meals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mammals store fats in specialized cells called adipocytes, where globules of fat occupy most of the cell’s volume. In plants, fat or oil is stored in many seeds and is used as a source of energy during seedling development. Unsaturated fats or oils are usually of plant origin and contain cis unsaturated fatty acids.

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