Question #94971

What are the different types of ketone bodies? also mention the diseases in which
the amount of ketone bodies increases in the body.

Expert's answer


Ketone bodies are produced by the liver from fatty acids during periods of low food intake (fasting), carbohydrate restrictive diets, prolonged intense exercise, alcoholism or in untreated (or inadequately treated) type 1 diabetes mellitus.


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