Question 1

if someone doesn't get any fat in their diet, would the body still be able to get enough fat to survive from just converting carbohydrates?

Accepted Answer

Essential nutrients: Hi. Simple answer - no. There are essential nutrients that we MUST get from our diet because the human body can't make its own. Such things include (but are NOT limited to!): essential fatty acids, essential amino acids, vitamin C, vitamin B12, and on and on. If you get zero fat, you WILL be essential fatty acid deficient. Healthy diet! No fad diets!

Question 2

how can  the human body turn carbohydrates and sugar into fat?

Accepted Answer

Information: There are complicated biochemical reactions that take place in the liver.

Question 3

i am an endomorph & struggle to lose body fat, in order to reach 10% body fat or less, should i only have carbs post workout?

Accepted Answer

Energy for work out: Weight loss is a result of less consumed than burned, not the source of calories. Carbs supply quick energy for exercise, fat supplies energy for storage, protein helps build and repair.

Question 4

can carbs be transformed into fat in the body if you sit around after eating?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Excess calories are converted into fat which the body stores.

Question 5

how to figure out how many calories of carbs does your body store before turning them into fat?

Accepted Answer

Age, and gender : Normal body functions require a baseline of energy- approx. 12-1600 cal based on age, ht/wt , gender and genetic predisposition. If you have chronically dieted, consuming less than 1200 cal/day your body will adapt and burn less. The concept of increase energy use- exercise with reduced calories should prove to be a vital combination to lose weight.

Question 6

is it true that if you have no carbs in your diet, only fat and protein, you will die eventually from ketoacidosis since the body will use ketones?

Accepted Answer

No: That is not true or all vegetarians would be dead.

Question 7

if the body burns carbs first then dose that mean even if i reach calorie deficit i still wont be burning be burning fat?

Accepted Answer

It's more complex...: The human body likes to use glucose (a sugar, thus a carb), which comes from the food in the stomach & small intestine, and from the liver (where glucose is stored in a starch form called glycogen). As long as one is not eating enough to supply glucose to his cells, his liver will run low on glucose/glycogen, and his body will burn other fuels like fat (and even protein) to keep his cells working.

Question 8

i am a boxer & have trouble losing body fat, will i get lean by eating 1.5g of protein per pound of body weight & about 150g of carbs per day?

Accepted Answer

Avoiding Carbs Key: From your statement, you are consuming far too many carbs. Reduce to less than 20-50g carbs total/day. Study my answer to question: https://www.Healthtap.Com/#user_questions/799030.

Question 9

will making calorie deficit stunt my growth? my diet consumes 160g of carbs, 160g of protein and 60g fat and all my diet = 1900 calories. i am 16, 5'10.5 ,160lbs and 16% body fat want to reach 11-12%?

Accepted Answer

: https://www.bcm.edu/cnrc-apps/bodycomp/energy/energyneeds_calculator.htm#

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Your BMI is 23 which  is normal.  At age 16 I would not restrict calories (1900 calories  a day is low) if you have a normal BMI- as you are still growing .  Discuss w/ your pediatrician

Question 10

i have belly fat. i walk everyday and try to eat less carbs but belly fats isnt going. rest of the body is in shape but this belly is bulging out. hlp?

Accepted Answer

Calories count!: It's great that you are modifying her diet and exercising. Certainly reducing carbohydrate intake is a start, but a balanced diet is the ultimate answer.  As far as "belly fat" goes, fat is the hardest substance in the body to "burn" (metabolize).  If you are walking now, yet you are not losing belly fat, it means that your current exercise regimen is insufficient to metabolize the fat.

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If someone doesn't get any fat in their diet, would the body still be able to get enough fat to survive from just converting carbohydrates?

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How can the human body turn carbohydrates and sugar into fat?

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I am an endomorph & struggle to lose body fat, in order to reach 10% body fat or less, should i only have carbs post workout?

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Can carbs be transformed into fat in the body if you sit around after eating?

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How to figure out how many calories of carbs does your body store before turning them into fat?

A member asked:

Is it true that if you have no carbs in your diet, only fat and protein, you will die eventually from ketoacidosis since the body will use ketones?

A member asked:

If the body burns carbs first then dose that mean even if i reach calorie deficit i still wont be burning be burning fat?

A member asked:

I am a boxer & have trouble losing body fat, will i get lean by eating 1.5g of protein per pound of body weight & about 150g of carbs per day?

A member asked:

Will making calorie deficit stunt my growth? my diet consumes 160g of carbs, 160g of protein and 60g fat and all my diet = 1900 calories. i am 16, 5'10.5 ,160lbs and 16% body fat want to reach 11-12%?

A member asked:

I have belly fat. i walk everyday and try to eat less carbs but belly fats isnt going. rest of the body is in shape but this belly is bulging out. hlp?

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