Intermediary products of fat and protein metabolism in the body are ____.
A) phenylketones
B) ketone bodies
C) nitrites
D) leukocytes
E) cystine crystals

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Ketone bodies are the intermediary products of fat metabolism, and to a lesser extent protein metabolism, in the body. They are produced by the liver and used by peripheral tissues as an energy source when glucose is not readily available.

Intermediary Products of Fat and Protein Metabolism in the Body