NUTR-UE 119 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lean Body Mass, Nutrient, Weight-Bearing
25 Aug 2016
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Metabolism is breaking and formation of these chemical bonds. Energy doesn"t work well for long term storage- muscle cells have a short term supply. Long term goes to other storage forms like fat and carbs: energy storage, carbs as glycogen, fat as adipose long term energy storage. Atp is energy currency and carbs are like money in the bank. Fat is easy to make from carbs or protein. It is also more energy dense, lighter, and energy efficient overall (think about calories per gram) 70 kg male is 45% muscle by weight, muscles stores 25000 kcal= 800 kcal/ kcal muscle. 15% fat, 115000 kcal= 11000 kcal/kg fat person would weigh 3x more otherwise: body composition, proportion of muscle, bone, fat, and other tissue that make up a person"s body weight. Body mass= fat+ lean tissue (includes h2o: bmi= weight in kg/(height in m)2.
