Question

Short / Long answer type questions.
During a prolonged period of starvation, which class of moleculescarbohydrates, fats, or proteins are most likely to be used to provide the intermediates for the synthesis of blood glucose?

Answer 1

During prolonged starvation, gluconeogenesis provides the glucose needed by the body. The major substrates for gluconeogenesis are amino acids derived from muscle protein breakdown. So, proteins are the most likely to be used as the intermediate source of energy.