title: Is carbohydrate converted to fat in humans?
abstract: A noninvasive, stable-isotopic method was developed for measuring de novo synthesis of fatty acids in humans. After a carbohydrate load was given to non-overfed, nonobese men, de novo hepatic lipogenesis was found to be insignificant.
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D005227:Fatty Acids