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Starvation body fuels available during

Body Fuels Available during Fasting Starvation Alcohol... [Pg.157]

Figure 7.21 Provision of the fat fueb for the brain during hypo-glycaemia. During hypoglycaemia it is essential that ketone bodies are available for the brain to provide a fat fuel for ATP generation to maintain mental functions. This sequence of processes from adipose tissue to the brain is therefore, a survival pathway especially for children during short-term starvation or hypoglycaemia. (Box 7.2) (Chapter 16). Figure 7.21 Provision of the fat fueb for the brain during hypo-glycaemia. During hypoglycaemia it is essential that ketone bodies are available for the brain to provide a fat fuel for ATP generation to maintain mental functions. This sequence of processes from adipose tissue to the brain is therefore, a survival pathway especially for children during short-term starvation or hypoglycaemia. (Box 7.2) (Chapter 16).
The liver also plays a central role in lipid metabolism. When excess fuel is available, the liver synthesizes fatty acids. These are used to produce triglycerides that are transported from the liver to adipose tissues by very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) complexes. In fact, VLDL complexes provide adipose tissue with its major source of fatty acids. This transport is particularly active when more calories are eaten than are burned During fasting or starvation conditions, however, the liver converts fatty acids to acetoacetate and other ketone bodies. The liver cannot use these ketone bodies because it lacks an enzyme for the conversion of acetoacetate to acetyl CoA. Therefore the ketone bodies produced by the liver are exported to other organs where they are oxidized to make ATP. [Pg.707]

Why does the brain use ketone bodies as metabolic fuel during starvation when there are abundant fatty acids available from the blood ... [Pg.430]


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