Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 Susie wrote: > > > Hmmmm ... I see now ... Sam Levy was quoting from the Encyclopedia > Brittanica, which claimed: > > << Fats are converted into fatty acids and then into carbohydrates or ketone > bodies and transported by the blood to the tissues, where they are further > metabolized. >> > > Scary thought ... our kids and grandkids consulting an " authority " that > doesn't understand how the human body functions. Thanks for explaining the > reference, Sam! Yep, although the " authority " says the above, can't find any further reference to it anywhere. -- Dave -- Sunday, September 24, 2000 t2 8/98 Glucophage & *anything* laced with Aspartame ICQ 10312009 «» DavOr's daily aphorism: " Instant gratification takes too long. " - Fisher -- Visit my photo page @ http://www.dorcutt.homepage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 Dave, the page I started with was http://www.refdesk.com/index.html Theres a window for a brittanica lookup. then look again at liver. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 From the merk manual The liver also converts substances in digested food into proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Sugars are stored in the liver as glycogen and then broken down and released into the bloodstream as glucose when needed--for example, when blood sugar levels become too low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 merck manual http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec10/114.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 from the merck manual. deals with vitamins and minerals So much data. It's a long one http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/boxes/135b1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 E Levy wrote: > > > Dave, the page I started with was > http://www.refdesk.com/index.html > Theres a window for a brittanica lookup. > then look again at liver. Sam Thanks, I saw the brittanica reference, but was unable to find the same from any other source. -- Dave -- Sunday, September 24, 2000 t2 8/98 Glucophage & *anything* laced with Aspartame ICQ 10312009 «» DavOr's daily aphorism: Have an adequate day. -- Visit my photo page @ http://www.dorcutt.homepage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2000 Report Share Posted September 24, 2000 In a message dated 09/24/2000 11:14:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, fencible@... writes: > > Hmmmm ... I see now ... Sam Levy was quoting from the Encyclopedia > > Brittanica, which claimed: > > > > << Fats are converted into fatty acids and then into carbohydrates or > ketone > > bodies and transported by the blood to the tissues, where they are further > > metabolized. >> > > > > Scary thought ... our kids and grandkids consulting an " authority " that > > doesn't understand how the human body functions. Thanks for explaining the > > reference, Sam After reading several messages about the metabolism of the human liver, I decided to look it up in my Review of Physiological Chemistry book. To my surprise this is what I found under Oxidation of Fats: " The metabolic breakdown of fat requires the hydrolysis of fat into glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol, since it is known to be converted into glycogen in the liver, is undoubtedly metabolized as a carbohydrate. The formation of glycogen takes place by oxidation of glycerol to glyceraldehyde (a triose sugar), which is then converted to glycogen. " The above is the gist of the information--there are many complicated formula and explanations accompanying this section of the book which were putting me to sleep! Biochemistry chemistry has a tendency to do that--but I can give more information if anyone is interested. It does appear that fat can be converted to glycogen by a very complicated pathway--so simply stated: fat can be converted to carbohydrate! I was complaining to my doctor that my blood glucose would go up even when I consumed absolutely no carbohydrate. His response was, " Your body can make glucose out of anything you eat! " Maybe that is a little oversimplified, but I guess it boils down to how efficient the human body is when it is manufacturing energy sources! Bummer! Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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