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After several weeks of starvation, fat stores become depleted, and all that is left for energy is proteins. At this point essential proteins for survival, like antibodies used to fight infection or muscle proteins used for strength, are now being used to make glucose.
Key Vocabulary
1. starvation
[stɑːˈveɪʃən] (n.)
[stɑrv] (v.)
[ˈhʌŋgə] (n.)
[ˈkreɪvɪŋ] (n.)
2. deplete
[dɪˋplit] (v.)
[dɪˈpraɪv] (v.)
[teɪk əˈweɪ] (.)
[siz] (v.)
3. essential
[ɪˈsɛnʃəl] (adj.)
[ˈnɛsəˌsɛri] (adj.)
[kəmˈpʌlsəri] (adj.)
4. antibody
[ˈæntiˌbɑdi] (n.)
[ˌæntibækˈtɪriəl] (adj.)
[ˈænti-ˈvaɪrəs] (adj.)
5. infection
[ɪnˈfɛkʃən] (n.)
[ɪnˈfɛkt] (v.)
[ɪnˈfɛkʃəs] (adj.)
[ɪnˌfæʧuˈeɪʃən] (n.)
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