Which statement is TRUE regarding the late stages ofstarvation?
A) The brain has decreased its need for glucose by switching tolactate as a major energy source.
B) HIgh levels of acetyl-CoA derived from lipid catabolism leadto the production of acetoacetate.
C) Ketone bodies are produced from amino acids liberated fromnoncritical proteins.
D) Gluconeogenesis is extremely active in the liver because ofthe large amounts of lactate exported from the muscle.
E) Catabolism of triacylglycerols provides the major source of agluconeogenic metabolite in the form of glycerol.
