The metabolic response to physiologic stress is characterized by
A) loss of somatic protein.
B) preservation of visceral protein.
C) body weight less than 80% of ideal.
D) stress-induced protein catabolism.

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During times of disease,stress,fever,or starvation or during the release of certain hormones such as thyroid hormone and cortisol,catabolism dominates the body's metabolic processes.Loss of somatic protein does not occur in response to physiologic stress.Tissue wasting associated with catabolism may lead to cellular injury.Body weight less than 80% of ideal is not characteristic of a metabolic response to stress.

The Metabolic Response to Physiologic Stress Is Characterized by