Dietary amino acids in a meal that are in excess of the body's need to make protein are

A. converted to fatty acids in adipose cells.
B. burned for fuel by cells of the nervous system.
C. converted to fatty acids in the liver. 
D. converted to glucose in the liver.
E. excreted without being absorbed.


Answer: C

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