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In the article above, you mention: “you would eat a low protein, low carbohydrate, high fat diet. However, I don’t see anybody recommending that.” Isn’t that the KETO Diet? When was this article written?
Keto is typically not low protein
Right, it’s moderate to low protein, doesn’t make much of a difference though.
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That blue/green graph is not accurate in the least. It does not take Glycogen into account. If you’re eating foods which result in insulting spikes, you’re constantly re-filling your Glycogen stores. Thus, in between meals and during sleep you’d be burning STORED CARBS (Glycogen) for the most part, NOT FAT. I feel that Glycogen is forgotten about. Similarly, when people are eating carbs and working out thinking they are burning fat. Well, first you’re burning the carbs, then Glycogen THEN fat. So, why not just cut the carbs, thus depleting the glycogen stores and go straight to burning fat for… Read more »
Yes, the blue/green graph is accurate. First, your body doesn’t switch between burning carbs and fat like some sort of on/off switch. Your body is always oxidizing a mixture of carbs and fat, but the degree for each may vary. It also doesn’t follow the order of “burning carbs, then glycogen, then fat.” It doesn’t work that way…you’re always burning a mix of fuels (and glycogen IS carbohydrate, by the way). Also, you’re wrong about sleep and burning “stored carbs”. At least 50% of resting energy expenditure comes from fat oxidation, regardless of glycogen stores. Whether fat stores are burned… Read more »
No it is accurate, your body stores glycogen in muscles and the liver, however, only the liver glycogen is responsible for balancing out your blood sugar (burned when blood sugar is low). The glycogen in the muscles will not be used, unless if you use the muscle. Even then, you will not burn all the glycogen in your liver all at once. Your liver only stores about 400 cal worth of glycogen, and studies has shown that if you fast, you’ll still have liver glycogen left after 48 hours. On average a person will burn at least 80 cal each… Read more »