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A large, high-calorie meal has resulted in the intake of far more energy than a person requires. What will the individual's body do with the excess carbohydrates provided by this meal?
 
  A) Convert them into glucose and store them in the liver and muscles
  B) Excrete most of the excess polysaccharides through the kidneys
  C) Convert the carbohydrates into amino acids in preparation for long-term storage
  D) Create structural proteins from some of the carbohydrates and store the remainder as triglycerides
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Dietary carbohydrates are largely converted to glucose, which is stored as glycogen in the liver and skeletal muscle cells. They are not excreted by the kidneys, and carbohydrates cannot be directly converted into amino acids or structural proteins.
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