Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. However, on a gram-for-gram basis lipids provide cells with more?

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11 September, 02:49

Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. However, on a gram-for-gram basis lipids provide cells with more?

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Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. However, on a gram-for-gram basis lipids provide cells with more energy. Lipids are the sources of the highest amount of energy, but they are much more difficult to process by our bodies compared to things such as carbs.