When too little dietary carbohydrate is available to meet energy needs, ________ arise as byproducts of partial fat metabolism.

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When there is inadequate dietary carbohydrate intake, the body turns to stored fat for energy, resulting in the production of ketones as a byproduct of partial fat metabolism. Fatty acids can also be a byproduct of fat metabolism, but they are not specific to a low carbohydrate intake, and can also be produced under other circumstances. Monosaccharides and polysaccharides are forms of carbohydrates themselves, and are not byproducts of fat metabolism.

When Too Little Dietary Carbohydrate Is Available to Meet Energy