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Which of the Following Accounts for the Higher Energy Density

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Which of the following accounts for the higher energy density of a fatty acid compared with the other energy-yielding nutrients?


A) Fatty acids have a lower percentage of hydrogen-carbon bonds
B) Fatty acids have a greater percentage of hydrogen-carbon bonds
C) Other energy-yielding nutrients have a lower percentage of oxygen-carbon bonds
D) Other energy-yielding nutrients undergo fewer metabolic reactions,thereby lowering the energy yield

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