title: Carbohydrate oxidation: do we eat ourselves or our food?
abstract: In post-absorptive man, energy is derived solely from oxidation of body stores, mainly by oxidation of fat rather than glycogen. Eating changes this pattern so that carbohydrate (CHO) oxidation predominates. If during feeding energy intake exceeds energy expenditure, the energy needs of the whole body can in theory be met entirely from the diet. However, it is not clear whether the CHO utilised in the fed state does come directly from the absorbed diet, or whether some continues to be removed from body stores.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melville
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: McNurlan
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McGaw
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: McHardy
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fearns
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Garlick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates