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Fat and Protein's used for Energy



The fats can be broken down into glycerol and fatty acids. The glycerol is allowed to go into the Krebs cycle as glycerol, with aid from a special enzyme. The glycerols are a three carbon chain, which can be made into pyruvates. Also, lipids can go in as fatty acids, which is just a direct route to the Kreb Cycle. Fats can be stored as proteins only when building muscles.

Proteins can be broken down into amino acids, which can go through the Kreb Cycle directly with a special enzyme. Once the amino acids go through the Kreb Cycle, their energy can be stored as lipids in the body.