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  2. Starvation response - Wikipedia

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    Starvation response in animals (including humans) is a set of adaptive biochemical and physiological changes, triggered by lack of food or extreme weight loss, in which the body seeks to conserve energy by reducing metabolic rate and/or non-resting energy expenditure to prolong survival and preserve body fat and lean mass.

  3. Where Does Fat Actually Go When You Lose Weight? - AOL

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    When you diet, your body digs into its fat stash for energy. It breaks down fat into fatty acids and glycerol, which are like little energy packets your body uses to power itself up.

  4. Food energy - Wikipedia

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    Food energy is chemical energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food to sustain their metabolism, including their muscular activity. [1]Most animals derive most of their energy from aerobic respiration, namely combining the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins with oxygen from air or dissolved in water. [2]

  5. Starvation - Wikipedia

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    Starvation ensues when the fat reserves are completely exhausted and protein is the only fuel source available to the body. Thus, after periods of starvation, the loss of body protein affects the function of important organs, and death results, even if there are still fat reserves left.

  6. What Dietitians Want You to Know About Foods That Give You Energy

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    She suggests eating a wide variety of foods and “combining food sources of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that will slow digestion and give you staying power,” like the following. Hummus ...

  7. Fatty acid degradation - Wikipedia

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    Fatty acid degradation is the process in which fatty acids are broken down into their metabolites, in the end generating acetyl-CoA, the entry molecule for the citric acid cycle, the main energy supply of living organisms, including bacteria and animals. [1] [2] It includes three major steps: Lipolysis of and release from adipose tissue

  8. The Best High-Protein Breakfast for Weight Loss ... - AOL

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    “Eating a well-balanced breakfast with the right amount of protein, carbs and fat jump-starts your metabolism, provides essential energy for the day, and sets the tone for healthier food choices ...

  9. Catabolysis - Wikipedia

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    Catabolysis is a biological process in which the body breaks down fat and muscle tissue in order to stay alive. Catabolysis occurs only when there is no longer any source of protein, carbohydrate, or vitamin nourishment feeding all body systems; it is the most severe type of malnutrition.