You have been on a strict Atkins diet for the past 2 weeks.Of your calories, 80% come from fat, 15% from protein, and 5% from carbohydrate.What is the major source of blood glucose under these conditions?

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About 100 g of glucose is required per day.Because glycogen was used up long ago, only gluconeogenesis can supply the necessary amount, and only amino acids (both from the diet and from protein breakdown in the tissues) are sufficiently abundant as gluconeogenic substrates.

You Have Been on a Strict Atkins Diet for the Past