What Does Glucose Produce?

Your body uses glucose to produce energy. In fact, glucose serves as your body's primary source of energy because it can be broken down more efficiently than either fat or protein.

Origin

• Glucose is a type of simple sugar found in carbohydrates.

Features

• After glucose is absorbed into your bloodstream, it is transported throughout your body and taken in by your body's cells.

Process

• Through a process called cellular respiration, the molecular bonds of the glucose molecule are broken down within your body's cells, and the energy held within this chemical bond is released.

Utilization

• Your body uses the energy released from the combustion of glucose to synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the high-energy phosphate bond that actually powers the cell.

Conversion

• Much of the glucose that your body does not have an immediate use for gets converted to either glycogen or fat and is stored in your body as an energy reserve.