Chapter 5, Problem 9SC

Summary Introduction

To review:

That the statement Fat breakdown without carbohydrate causes ketones to build up in the tissue and blood and be excreted in the urine is true or false.

Introduction:

Ketones are the byproduct of the fat metabolism. Ketones are produced when body burns fat and it can be used for energy. A condition in which ketone bodies are normally produced is starvation or when there is insufficient insulin in the body. It can also dissolve in water which makes it water soluble and can be excreted out from the body by the urinary system.