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A comment on Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Applying the Health Benefits of Fasting. Parent comment

Re:Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Applying the Health Benefi... by ryanworl on Friday May 25, 2018 @11:26AM (#17154591)
Yes. Your liver glycogen and muscle glycogen will be fine. Your body can convert protein to glucose when it is needed and use ketones for everything else.
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Re:Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Applying the Health Benefi... by leetbulb on Saturday May 26, 2018 @12:20AM (#17160195)
you NEVER want your body to convert protein to glucose. it's your body's last resort of energy and is very destructive.
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Re:Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Applying the Health Benefi... by ryanworl on Saturday May 26, 2018 @01:23PM (#17163158)
Gluconeogenesis is not the same thing as muscle catabolism.
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