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Mr. William ( MM ) explains that both the liver and he brain require glucose in copious amounts. The trick, that I haven't been able to solve, is finding foods that mostly contain glucose.
sjmusic2 wrote:Mr. William ( MM ) explains that both the liver and he brain require glucose in copious amounts. The trick, that I haven't been able to solve, is finding foods that mostly contain glucose.
Your body can already solve it for you with non-carb food sources...gluconeogenesis
ofonorow wrote:It is an interesting thought, and probably how people survive on long term Keto diets.
So if you go low carb, that only leaves protein and fat?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dan8qtgQRi8
6:07 shows a graph that shows how there is no requirement for CHO in humans
we keep a great blood sugar using the glycerol backbone of stored fat
Yet as far back as 1928, researchers conducted experiments on Inuit people who were still eating their traditional diet[10] comprised on average of 280 g of protein, 135 g of fat, and 54 g of carbohydrate per day ( the latter derived primarily from muscle glycogen found in raw meat) which established two important facts:
Inuit people were not in ketosis on their regular diet; instead, their high protein intake resulted in gluconeogenesis – just like carnivores and omnivores.
Even in the fasting state, Inuit people showed resistance to entering ketosis. The researchers observed that “On fasting he develops a ketosis, but only of mild degree compared to that observed with other human subjects.”
Here’s the real kicker: the reason why the Inuit don’t go into ketosis as readily as other ethnic groups is the high prevalence of a deleterious mutation in the CPT1A gene.[14] This mutation permitted adaptation to a high fat, low carbohydrate diet in the sense that those carrying the gene could survive to reproductive age while eating a diet entirely at odds with our evolutionary history. However this gene is associated with high infant mortality rates due to hypoketotic hypoglycemia: when Inuit babies’ blood glucose levels drop, they are unable to utilize ketone bodies to sustain their brains. The very mutation that permits adult survival in extreme circumstances compromises infant health – a powerful example of the trade-offs inherent to evolution. Humans can indeed adapt to an extreme environment and an extreme diet, but that adaptation comes at a high cost.
The fundamental fuel for your body is glucose, a simple sugar that provides all you cells with the energy they need to function, heal, grow, and thrive.
Glucose keeps us going -- and keeps us alive. The central nervous system runs on it, as does every organ in the body, including the heart. Glucose is what we use to build and sustain muscle, and it performs vital functions such as repairing damaged tissue and cells
When you eat food, your body breaks it down into glucose and places it in your bloodstream so it can travel to all your cells. However, your cells can't access the glucose directly.. They needs some help from your pancreas, which is a large endocrine gland located behind your stomach.
Your pancreas is constantly monitoring your bloodstream. When it detects a rise in glucose levels, it responds by producing a hormone called insulin. Insulin attaches to your cells and signals them to open up and absorb the glucose from your blood. Insulin therefore both allows your cells to get the energy they need and ensures your blood glucose levels remain stable.
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