Mcad deficiency will experience life-threatening symptoms

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With reference to the mechanisms by which carbohydrates and fats are stored, mobilised and used to provide energy for the body, write a short account of no more than 350 words which explains why a healthy person is able to survive fasting for a period of several weeks, while a person with inherited MCAD deficiency will experience life-threatening symptoms (lack of energy and coma) after about a day of fasting.

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