You have been stranded in a remote area for eight days with nothing to eat The process that your body uses to produce "an alternate form of energy" under these circumstances is:

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Ketogenesis is the process by which the liver produces ketone bodies from fatty acids during times of prolonged fasting or carbohydrate restriction. This is an alternate form of energy that the body can use to fuel the brain and other tissues when glucose (derived from carbohydrates) is not available. Gluconeogenesis and proteolysis also occur in times of fasting, but they are processes by which the body produces glucose from non-carbohydrate sources (such as amino acids from muscle breakdown) rather than producing an alternate form of energy. Lipogenesis is the process by which the body stores excess energy as fat, and is not relevant to the scenario of being stranded without food.

You Have Been Stranded in a Remote Area for Eight