| Carbohydrates | Fats | |
| Digest | Faster | Slower |
| Split | Glucose --> fats1 & glycogen* (with help insulin2) | Fatty acids1, glycerin |
| Reaction | lipopexia3/β-combustion*--> energy3 |
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1 With a large doses of carbohydrates or increased insulin. "Fast carbs" lead to the concentration of insulin. Fast carbohydrates - sugar, etc. Tartronic acid - prevents the accumulation of adipose tissue as a result of the remaining not digested carbohydrates in the body.
2 If you do not have diabetes.
3 According your activity of lifestyle*. During muscle work (aerobic, anaerobicm zones) there is increasing the concentration of hormones in blood: epinephrine, norepinephrine, glucagon, growth hormone, which leads to the output of fatty acids from fat cells (accordance with thyroid health - hyperthyroidism leads to a reduction in inventories fat, and hypothyroidism is often leads to obesity).
See also "Table calorie foods", ""Healthy" and "Unhealthy" fats"
* Metabolism:
The process of digestion enzymes - catabolism (decomposition)
The process of building cells - anabolism (biosynthesis).