The molecules that makeup food contain energy. How does the human body get energy from the food molecules

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Chris Yin · Answer 1 · 2020-06-15T14:11:11+0000

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The chemical bonds of food molecules contain energy. Energy is released when the bonds of food molecules are broken and new compounds with lower energy bonds are formed. Cells usually store this energy temporarily in phosphate bonds of a small high-energy compound called ATP.

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