tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post8279096567772182548..comments2023-11-29T01:47:52.439-07:00Comments on clarity2010: Part one: the cellRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-58699452308843697752009-07-02T08:34:33.522-06:002009-07-02T08:34:33.522-06:00According to wikipedia (which I consulted because ...According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat#Importance_for_living_organisms" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> (which I consulted because the concept that we can't get glucose from fat failed my smell test - my father was a biologist) fat can be converted to glycol and fatty acids. Glycol can be converted to glucose in the liver - which is good or our extra fat stores would never be reducible.<br><br>It is, however, much simpler (takes less effort) to get glucose from carbs than any other method.Stephanie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-69912903516105071882009-07-02T09:30:29.891-06:002009-07-02T09:30:29.891-06:00It's interesting, isn't it, that when you ...It's interesting, isn't it, that when you study, and it applies to almost any subject really, you tend to learn in self contained sections. The result is you can't, or don't, always join the dots. Thank you, dot-joiner extraordinaire. :)A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-53669794420667757322009-07-08T11:26:39.593-06:002009-07-08T11:26:39.593-06:00Yes, Stephanie. First, thank you for letting me wa...Yes, Stephanie. First, thank you for letting me wait to comment on your comment until we were all through, since my goal was simplicity.<br><br>Approximately 5% of the fat we eat is digested into a substance called glycerol. The other 95% is fatty acids. This substance called glycerol is absorbed by the liver and then used mostly to help breakdown existing glucose into energy through a process called glycolysis. Yes, through gluconeogenesis, actual glucose can also be painstakingly made by the liver. Again, used almost immediately for energy (the liver's energy, mostly.) The liver's stored glucagon can, of course, be converted into glucose and dumped into the bloodstream if your blood-sugar drops enough. A safety measure. This convoluted process is OF COURSE germane to the blood sugar level being kept constant and adequate, but is not really the prime source of energy for the body's other cells. I was trying to concentrate on carbohydrate in this post, because that's where almost 100% of the body's glucose comes from under normal circumstance, so you can perhaps forgive me for not including the above in the post. Perhaps I should have. But I thank you for mentioning this since I also said in the post I wanted to be accurate. It was a case of not wanting to go into a side trip which I thought would confuse rather than edify. But you are right and I am sorry I didn't at least say something like, "Fat contributes a tiny amount of glucose also, which can be used in an emergency." You are ALWAYS right. Heh. But I was also, perhaps, right to leave it out or the main post. Thanks again, K?<br><br>Anyway, you are absolutely right, except when you said our fat would never be used otherwise.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-17607920091635905982009-07-08T11:36:00.756-06:002009-07-08T11:36:00.756-06:00@A. - Hmmm. Dot-joiner, eh? I will take that as a ...@A. - Hmmm. Dot-joiner, eh? I will take that as a compliment. Although it probably isn't. :)Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.com