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Biology — Fate of Dietary Glucose

Respiration, storage and conversion to fat.

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Fate of dietary glucoseDietary glucose100Absorbed (small intestine)100Cellular respiration60Glycogen (liver and muscle)25Converted to fat15Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 5 nodes and 4 flows. The widths add up.5 nodes named only by a flow — `Dietary glucose`, `Absorbed (small intestine)`, `Cellular respiration`, `Glycogen (liver and muscle)`, `Converted to fat`. The…Conserved: 100 enters at `Dietary glucose` and 100 leaves at `Cellular respiration`, `Glycogen (liver and muscle)`, `Converted to fat`, and every one of the 1…

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title "Fate of dietary glucose"
flow "Dietary glucose" "Absorbed (small intestine)" 100
flow "Absorbed (small intestine)" "Cellular respiration" 60
flow "Absorbed (small intestine)" "Glycogen (liver and muscle)" 25
flow "Absorbed (small intestine)" "Converted to fat" 15