When even larger amounts
of ketone bodies accumulate such that the body's pH is lowered to dangerously acidic levels, this state is called ketoacidosis.
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When most
of a person's calories or energy come from fat, the
body accumulates metabolic breakdown products known as
ketone bodies.
In the case
of deficiency
of insulin, the
body burns its own fats to get energy as a substitute, but using fats as a source
of energy produce side chemical substances (
ketone bodies) in the blood which
accumulate and cause