Cellular Respiration
The dietary supplement, Ensure contains 40 grams carbohydrates. This large amount of carbohydrates is used to start the process of cellular respiration. Glucose is a very common carbohydrate which is broken down through the process of cellular respiration and used to create ATP. This supplementary dietary drink also contains fats and proteins that can be used as fuels in cellular respiration when carbohydrates are not present. Without these vital molecules, cellular respiration would not occur and not nearly enough ATP to fuel our bodies would be created. Ensure provides the necessary building blocks for cellular respiration to occur.