FFA+and+Triglyceride+Cycle

=__**FFA/Triglyceride Cycle **__= = =  The FFA/Triglyceride cycle recycles fatty acids. Studies in human adults, new born infants and animals show that only a small fractions of the FFA released as a result of lipolysis in white adipose tissues are oxidized. A majority of the fatty acids are re-esterified to triglycerides in various tissues. The FFA cycling varies in different studies in humans. [1]  The 75% of free fatty acids released during lipolysis is recycled. The reasons why it is fixed at 75% is yet to be determined. The free fatty acid converted back into triglycerides can be used to generate glycerol through a process called glyceroneogensis in white adipose tissues (**WAT**) and in brown adipose tissue (**BAT**). The free fatty acid (**FFA**) that is not converted back into triglycerides are used in fat oxidation.


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