Question

1. If there is not enough carbohydrate intake, how does the body form glucose?

2. If there is a glucose shortage, how does the body produce energy?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. When there isn't enough readily available glucose from the breakdown of carbohydrate, the body first turns to stored carbohydrate reserves (glycogen). If there's still no new intake of carbohydrate and the reserves are depleted, the body is forced to use alternative sources (fat and protein) for energy.

2. Gluconeogenesis(generation of glucose from certain non-carbohydrate carbon substrates such as lipids) Use lipids(some organs such as the brain can’t use lipids as their energy source and need glucose)

Explanation:

Hope this helps!