Table 27.5: Fuel metabolism in starvation

 

Amount formed or consumed in 24 hours (grams)

Fuel exchanges and consumption

3d day

40th day

Fuel use by the brain

   Glucose

100

  40

   Ketone bodies

  50

100

   All other use of glucose

  50

  40

 

Fuel mobilization

   Adipose-tissue lipolysis

180

180

   Muscle-protein degradation

  75

  20

 

Fuel output of the liver

   Glucose

150

  80

   Ketone bodies

150

150