Endogenous Fat: Storing Fat

During and after a meal, the liver converts sugar to fat and glycogen. Triglycerides are released in VLDLs, which eventually become LDLs after supplying fatty acids to adipose tissue by lipoprotein lipase activity. The fatty acids are then assembled into triglycerides for storage. Adipose tissue also converts glucose to triglycerides.

Blood glucose enters both the liver and adipose tissue, where it is converted to glucose. Within the liver, glucose is converted to glycogen, glycerol, and fatty acid. Glycerol and fatty acid then get converted to triglyceride. V-L-D-L enters adipose tissue and L-D-L leaves it. Within the adipose tissue, glucose is converted to glycerol and glycerol and fatty acid are both converted to triglyceride. — Storing fat: the processes of the liver and adipose tissue