Which of the following statements concerning total body energy storage is correct?
A) most of the body's energy store is held as carbohydrate
B) most of the body's energy store is held as lipid
C) most of the body's energy store is held as plasma glucose
D) most of the body's energy store is held as protein
E) total body energy storage approximately equals resting metabolic rate

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Most of the body's energy store is held as lipid, primarily in the form of triglycerides in adipose tissue. Lipid is the most concentrated form of energy storage, holding 9.4 kcal/g. For a typical 70-kg human, over 130,000 kcal is typically stored as fat. Storage of energy as available protein is about 20,000 kcal while storage as carbohydrate is about 3000 kcal.

Which of the Following Statements Concerning Total Body Energy Storage