Diabetes

Question 1

how are most calories stored in the body?

Answer 1

triglycerides

Question 2

how many calories/gram in triglycerides? glycogen?

Answer 2

9, 1

Question 3

what are some advantages afforded to humans by the brains ability to utilize ketones as fuel?

Answer 3

1. TGs as precursors of ketones are light but calorically dense. easier to move
2. less reliance on skeletal muscle amino acids for gluconeogenesis allows preservation of muscle mass
3. maintenance of larger brain size

Question 4

autophagy

Answer 4

cells degrade their own machinery to ensure cell survival during nutrient limitation, but could also cause cell/organ death.

normally restrained by insulin