In this article, explore how we convert fat from triglycerides stored in our adipose tissues into a form that can be respired.
Includes details of the enzymes involved, and how the breakdown products of stored fat feed into the cycles and stages of cellular respiration. Find out why people suffering from starvation or on low-carb diets may also taste pear drops, because ketones are sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting molecules.
Part of 'Big Picture: Fat' (www.bigpictureeducation.com/fat), which was published in December 2015.
Includes details of the enzymes involved, and how the breakdown products of stored fat feed into the cycles and stages of cellular respiration. Find out why people suffering from starvation or on low-carb diets may also taste pear drops, because ketones are sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting molecules.
Part of 'Big Picture: Fat' (www.bigpictureeducation.com/fat), which was published in December 2015.
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