Re:How Exercise Might “Clean” the Alzheimer's Brain
by francisofascii on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @10:45AM
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This might be simplistic thinking, but isn't this why exercise helps? The liver turns the fructose from the sugar into glycogen. Exercise consumes the glycogen before it has a chance to be overly abundant, which is what causes the harmful effects. So you can either avoid sugar altogether, or have sugar with sufficient exercise.
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Re:How Exercise Might “Clean” the Alzheimer's Brain
by justinator on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @01:38PM
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Yeah, you have a good point. When/while you exercise fructose can be more easily converted to glucose, to be used right away by the body (faster than glucose alone). That's what's meant by, "a higher metabolism"
Under rest, 30% of fructose is converted to fat by the liver.
https://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM?t=3873
The real reason to exercise (for health) is it improves your skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity - it's certainly not because you burn a ton of calories from the exercise,
Re:How Exercise Might “Clean” the Alzheimer's Brain
by darkerside on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @12:58PM
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As in my other comment, I see more benefit from cutting wheat than sugar. But to your question, keeping your blood sugar low, and then exercising, helps your metabolic flexibility, i.e. your body's ability to generate energy from fat. So the best answer is, do both.