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Why could we gain so much weight when we eat very little? - Coggle Diagram
Why could we gain so much weight when we eat very little?
What is
Weight Loss / Gain
might gain weight because of a weak metabolism
Weight gain happens when eccessive carbohydrates enter your body and accumulate as fat inside of your body.
If your daily comsumtion has to be of 2500 carbihydrates and you eat 2800, then those 300 will accumulate in your body as fat.
the body burns only a few calories
slow down the metabolism
conserve energy
caloric decifit
starve mode
energy in a form of fat
stress
stress can also promote weight gain despite eating little
cortisol
entice you to eat foods high in saturated fat
What is
Metabolism
Too little calories
Slows down to conserve energy
Body burn calories
to maintain normal functions
stores energy in the form of fat
compensates for the few calories
Energy in food
fats
carbohydrate
proteins
Chemical reactions
Digestive System
A group of organs
Mouth
The mouth is an organ who is able to make different facial expressions but is mostly used to eat, drink and begin the process of digestion, crucial for the digestive system
Organ able to make different facial expressions and talk
Esophagus
An organ used to carry food, liquids and air to the inside of the body (exapmle the lungs or stomach)
To lungs or stomach
It is a ring-like muscular tube that acts as the
passageway for air, food and liquid
connects pharynx to the stomach
Large intestine
The large intestine has 3 functions: absorb water,
produce and absorb vitamins, and form and propel
waste substances toward the rectum for elimination
Small intestine
absorb nutrients needed
gets rid of uncecessary components
Used to break down food
Stomach
Holds the food and mixes it with acid substances and enzymes, that make the food into a liquid substance
Pancreas
Endocrine
The endocrine system consists of glands that release hormones into the blood. These glands control a lot of the body’s functions
Exocrine
digest enzymes
Anus
Has the job to remove the indigestible wastes, it removes it from the inner body and expells it out.
Gallbladder
holds a digestive fluid
Bile
Shaped like a pear
Situated in the right side of the abdomen
Uses enzymes to:
Turn carbohydrates into simple sugars (for example, glucose)
Break proteins down into amino acids
Turn fats into fatty acids
