Physical Education GCSE
Fat as fuel
What Fat as fuel means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Fat as fuel
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Reference: OCR
Fats supply energy for longer, lower-intensity work but are broken down more slowly.
Topics that use Fat as fuel
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