An average middle-aged man weighing 90 kg (200 lb) contains 15% body fat stored in adipose...

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An average middle-aged man weighing 90 kg (200 lb) contains 15% body fat stored in adipose tissue. a. Calculate the amount of energy stored as fat in this man in kilojoules, assuming that the energy yield from fat is 37 kJ/g. b. If this same amount of energy were stored in hydrated glycogen rather than fat (hydrated glycogen has an energy yield of 6 kJ/g), how much would this man weigh in kilograms and in pounds? 01 Total Test banka An average middle-aged man weighing 90 kg (200 lb) contains 15% body fat stored in adipose tissue. a. Calculate the amount of energy stored as fat in this man in kilojoules, assuming that the energy yield from fat is 37 kJ/g. b. If this same amount of energy were stored in hydrated glycogen rather than fat (hydrated glycogen has an energy yield of 6 kJ/g), how much would this man weigh in kilograms and in pounds? 01 Total Test banka

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a Body weight of the person 90 kg or 90 X 1000 90000 gms Mass of fat 15 90000 X 015 13 500 gm 1 ... View the full answer