Competent. Possessing the necessary reasoning abilities or legal qualifications; qualified; capable; sufficient. A court is competent if it has been given jurisdiction, by statute or constitution, to hear particular types of lawsuits.
Your body uses mostly carbohydrates as well as fats for energy. Because the body doesnât store carbs efficiently, theyâre used first. Carbohydrates turn into glucose, which your body burns immediately or converts to glycogen to be stored in the muscles and liver for between meals. If you eat more calories from carbs or other sources than your body can use, the cells store the excess as fat. How the Body Uses Carbs Of the three major nutrients -- carbohydrates, fat and protein -- the body burns carbs first for energy because they canât be stored in great quantities.
The body needs carbohydrates as a source of energy. Carbohydrates  are converted into glucose, which is a form of sugar, the body uses  to support the function of the muscle â¦ s and brain.