Metabolic pathways, starvation, Low-carbohydrate diets..Application to nursing practice?

With relation to the pathway of carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism,explain the metabolic adjustment during starvation and low carbohydrate diets and the consequences of these adjustments in body function. Discuss knowledge can be used in your role as a nurse?

your body burns fats (lipids) and carbs first as they produce the most energy, around 36Kj/mol. Proteins (your muscles) produce the least amount of energy, around 17 Kj/mol. on a normal diet your body will burn carbs or turn them into body fat. when you starve your body will slow its meatbolism as much as possible to conserve as much energy as possible. you will burn all excess carbs in the body, the most of your body fat, not all of it, then your muscles, leaving a tiny bit of body fat. low carb diets force your body to burn fat, effectively the body eats itself which is why they are so dangerous.

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