Carbohydrates fat protein

Forms of energy

Glycogen

Used as fuel by the body when it is broken down as glucose

Fat

Stored under our skin or adipose tissue; serves as insulation for the body to prevent heat loss

Triglyceride

Another term for fat

Glycerol and fatty acids

Fat serves as fuel when it is broken down into two types of molecules. What are those two types?

Protein

One of our fundamental building blocks

Protein

Used for the repair and growth of body tissue

Types of eating or eating habits

Fueling for performance; emotional eating; social eating; eating while watching tv or sports events

Fueling for performance

Type of eating wherein the athlete carefully selects food that will be beneficial for the sport he or she is
preparing for

Emotional eating

Not healthy kind of eating habit; transforms eating as a form of outlet