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Metаbоlic pаthwаys are regulated tо maintain hоmeostasis in the face of changing environmental conditions, such as nutrient supply. Describe how this is accomplished during the fed-fast cycle; i.e., the progression from a fed state, to a postabsorptive/ fasting state, to starvation, to prolonged starvation. Your answer should list specific processes/ metabolic pathways that are favored under each condition—make sure to cover pathways that are important to all three macronutrients (CHOs, lipids, protein). Indicate the signal(s) involved in modulating these pathways (i.e. hormones involved). (HINT: list the hormonal signals and the increases in metabolic pathways for each of the states in bold above. You should have 4 pathways listed for the fed and postabsorptive/fasting states and 2 pathways for the starvation and prolonged starvation states.)