PROLONGED FASTING (3 DAYS OR MORE)

• KETONE BODIES REACH 2 TO 3 MMOL/L

• BECOME SIGNIFICANT PART OF BRAIN’S FUEL ALONG WITH GLUCOSE

• INHIBIT PROTEIN BREAKDOWN IN MUSCLE

• URINARY NITROGEN EXCRETION DECREASES (ONLY ENOUGH GLUCONEOGENESIS FOR THE BRAIN)

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