If the carbohydrate content of the diet is insufficient to meet the body's needs for glucose, which compound can be converted to glucose?

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Amino acids can be converted to glucose through a process called gluconeogenesis in the liver. Fatty acids can be converted to acetyl CoA and used for energy production, but cannot be converted to glucose. Acetyl CoA and carbon dioxide are intermediate products of cellular respiration and cannot be converted to glucose.

If the Carbohydrate Content of the Diet Is Insufficient to Meet