Excess alcohol can impair fatty acid oxidation in the liver, thereby diverting fatty acids into triglyceride synthesis.The triglycerides are then exported as VLDL, or they stay in the liver, contributing to the development of fatty liver.This alcohol effect is mediated by:
A) Impaired gluconeogenesis.
B) Inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase by alcohol.
C) Depletion of NAD+.
D) Excessive formation of ketone bodies from alcohol.
E) Inhibition of the carnitine shuttle.
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