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Re:As Ozempic turns consumers off processed foods, junk food... by sabbaticaldev on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @07:01AM (#42193094)
our brain won’t die a few minutes without sugar, not even days. You should learn about ketones (which i’m sure you already know, why some ppl are addicted to spread misinformation?)
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Re:As Ozempic turns consumers off processed foods, junk food... by everforward on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @08:04AM (#42193583)
You would be incorrect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroglycopenia if your blood glucose levels dropped to 0, you would die pretty rapidly. It’s analogous to unmanaged Type 1 diabetes in a vague sense.

There is no physiological requirement for dietary carbohydrates. There is a requirement for glucose, but your body can create it from non-carbohydrate sources including the acetone produced by ketones. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis

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