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The major fuel in the brain after several weeks of starvation is:

A
Glucose
B
Fatty acid
C
b-Hydroxybutyrate
D
Glycerol
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. C. b-Hydroxybutyrate(Ref: Harper 31/e page 210)In the prolonged fasting stage, 20% of brains energy is met by ketone bodies. Rest by available glucose. But after several weeks of starvation, ketone bodies provide the major metabolic fuel.

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