Question

A person is undergoing prolonged testing his urine would contain abnormal quantity of what

Answer 1

If a person is undergoing prolonged fasting, his urine will be found to contain abnormal quantities of ketones. During fasting energy is obtained by the oxidation of reserved fats. As a result of fatty acid oxidation large amount of ketone bodies are produced such as acetoacetate, (3-hydroxybutyrate and acetone.