![]() Your body must dispose of fat deposits through a series of complicated metabolic pathways. Because of this deficit, your body turns to fat reserves for energy. When you diet, you take in fewer calories than your body needs. Your digestive system needs energy to break down and store food. Your muscles need energy whether you’re only getting up from a chair or running a marathon. Your heart needs energy to pump, your lungs to breathe and your brain to think. How does your body use energy? In more ways than you’d think: Smaller amounts of energy are stored in your liver and muscles as glycogen. ![]() “The extra energy is stored in adipose tissue all around your body in the form of triglycerides,” says Dr. If you’re carrying extra pounds, it means you’re taking in more energy ( calories are units of energy) than you’re using. How on earth does this happen? “It helps to understand that our bodies are designed to store excess energy in fat cells,” says endocrinologist Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. ![]() The Day You Went Away ( CD, Maxi-Single) rooArt, rooArt. ![]() Advertising on our site helps support our mission. The Day You Went Away ( Cassette, Single, Dolby HX PRO B NR) rooArt. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center.
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