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To what extent does alcohol consumption increase adipose tissue uptake of triglycerides if it doesn't put the individual at a positive energy balance?

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My metabolic biochemistry teacher says that alcohol is oxidized by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase to form acetaldehyde, a chemical compound that can damage DNA and give cancer. Is this true?

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When acetyl coA is produced from mitochondrial beta-oxidation of fatty acids, how much of it directly enters the TCA and how much of it is converted to ketone bodies?

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If you eat lots of proteins and very little carbohydrates and fats, how little does that 'little' have to be before the body starts using amino acids to break down those proteins and produce energy?

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Is there a way you can actually completely destroy something out of existence, to the point where that thing's atoms are no longer part of the physical world?

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Given a positive energy balance, to what extent does ethanol consumption increase the adipose tissue uptake rate of triglycerides from nutrients?

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People who have a degree/are educated in a science related field of academia, do you actually think that laypeople/the masses are ignorant (in a pejorative sense)?

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If storing excess nutrients in adipose tissue beyond a certain point becomes harmful to the body, why does the body not simply get rid of them, instead of continuing to store them?

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When two people are having intercourse, what determines whether the person pleasing the other goes for the right or left breast first?

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I wanna try speed (amphetamine). Which precautions should I take before and after consumption?

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To what extent does alcohol consumption increase adipose tissue uptake of triglycerides if it doesn't put the individual at a positive energy balance?	12
My metabolic biochemistry teacher says that alcohol is oxidized by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase to form acetaldehyde, a chemical compound that can damage DNA and give cancer. Is this true?	4
When acetyl coA is produced from mitochondrial beta-oxidation of fatty acids, how much of it directly enters the TCA and how much of it is converted to ketone bodies?	2
If you eat lots of proteins and very little carbohydrates and fats, how little does that 'little' have to be before the body starts using amino acids to break down those proteins and produce energy?	1
Is there a way you can actually completely destroy something out of existence, to the point where that thing's atoms are no longer part of the physical world?	1
Given a positive energy balance, to what extent does ethanol consumption increase the adipose tissue uptake rate of triglycerides from nutrients?	1
People who have a degree/are educated in a science related field of academia, do you actually think that laypeople/the masses are ignorant (in a pejorative sense)?	1
If storing excess nutrients in adipose tissue beyond a certain point becomes harmful to the body, why does the body not simply get rid of them, instead of continuing to store them?	1
When two people are having intercourse, what determines whether the person pleasing the other goes for the right or left breast first?	1
I wanna try speed (amphetamine). Which precautions should I take before and after consumption?	1