To determine:
The process that happens in liver when you have eaten a high carbohydrate meal.
Introduction:
Carbohydrates are the compounds in which carbon is present along with water in a compound form. They are the main source of energy in our body. For the generation of energy first and foremost carbohydrates are broken. When one molecule of carbohydrate is broken, it releases 4.1 kilocalories of energy. The digestion of the carbohydrates in the body starts from the mouth itself (salivary amylase). The
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