Each of us has a specific energy need for our body to function optimally. Once this energy need is met, what will our body do with any excess protein consumed?
A) Store it unchanged as protein.
B) Convert it to fatty acids and store it.
C) Excrete it unchanged in the urine.
D) Convert it to urea and excrete it in the feces.
B
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When protein is consumed in excess of need, the liver converts protein to fatty acids that form triglycerides for storage in adipose tissue. The body does not store protein. Protein is not excreted unchanged in the urine. Nitrogenous wastes are converted to urea for excretion by the body, not protein.
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