What is the reason that fat yields more calories than carbohydrate or protein?
A) Fat has few carbon-hydrogen bonds.
B) Fat contains many carbon-hydrogen bonds that can be readily oxidized.
C) Fat is not easily oxidized.
D) Fat undergoes many energy-requiring metabolic reactions, thereby increasing its energy yield.
E) Fat has a low ratio of carbon to hydrogen bonds.
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