Getting energy
By: Pip Morgan
Series: How your body works; How your body works
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445100180
Subjects: Energy metabolism; Juvenile literature; Non-Fiction 9+; Personal Issues
Description: "Every part of your body needs energy to keep it working. Your muscles need energy to keep you moving and your brain cells need energy to pwer your thoughts. The energy your body uses comes from the food you eat and the oxygen you breathe. Getting Energy describes how your body generates energy. It shows how you digest food and turn it into usable energy. It explains what makes us feel hungry and why it is important to eat enough, but not too much, food. And it outlines what can happen if any part of your body's complex food-processing system doesn't work properly."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is energy for?; title: The fuel your body burns; title: Feeling hungry; title: Digesting food; title: How your body absorbs food; title: Getting rid of waste; title: Storing and using fuel; title: Oxygen for energy; title: Swapping gases; title: Making energy in your cfells; title: Your energy needs; title: Body heat; title: Too little or too much food.