Excessive alcohol consumption has been strongly linked withfatty liver disease
(steatosis) and individuals with defective very low densitylipoprotein cholesterol
(VLDL-c) are at higher risk of developing the condition. Explainhow excessive
alcohol intake can be a risk factor of steatosis and the increaserisk in alcohol
consumers with defective VLDL-c.
b. Triglycerides (TG) mobilization from adipocytes is crucialfor survival during
starvation. A patient was found losing weight and showed drasticreduction of
energy (ATP) within few days of fasting. Further laboratoryinvestigations
revealed that the patient lacks the ability to store fats, markedby high rate of TG
mobilization. Give the possible reasons for the increased lipolysisand also
explain how albumin level can be used as an indicator oflipolysis.
