GLUCIDIC METABOLISM AND ITS USE AS AN ENERGY SOURCE IN ACHIEVING SPORTS PERFORMANCES
GLUCIDIC METABOLISM AND ITS USE AS AN ENERGY SOURCE IN ACHIEVING SPORTS PERFORMANCES

Author(s): Victor Manolachi, Veaceslav Manolachi
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Sports Studies
Published by: CEEOLPRESS
Keywords: carbohydrates; metabolism; energy; gastrointestinal tract; biosynthesis; muscle contractions;
Summary/Abstract: In most guidelines and scientific publications in the field of nutrition, biochemistry, in related disciplines, the main attention is given to the energetic aspects of carbohydrates. The increased interest is fully justified because the supply and diversified use of food, the hydrolysis in the gastrointestinal tract, and the metabolism inside the digestive system of the main nutrients ensure the energetic changes of the body. Life is an active process that depends on different types of activity which are carried out continuously. And to finalise any work, energy is needed. Work activity is treated in a broad sense, referring to growth, development, reproduction of cells; all types of biosynthesis; maintaining osmotic gradients and, of course, the most general meaning of the term “activity” – muscle contractions. The body is supplied with energy by consuming food from the environment. Undoubtedly, food, as a source of energy, targets not only complexly organised organisms but also all living beings, including unicellular microorganisms. Many details of the origin of life on Earth remain unknown.

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