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a question on metabolic flexibility

background information: ive been doing a high carb low fat on WO days(aprox 250 cals surplus), and high fat low carb on off days(350 cals deficit) , moderate to high protein all da …
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how is dietary fat processed in the body?

im curious if the body will metabolize it for energy or will it store it? i understand that is probably different depending on a situation, so ill set one up. so say i was on a fas …
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Why does low-intensity exercise rely more heavily on fat metabolism than high intensity exercise?

Why is low-intensity exercise (walking, jogging, cycling) fueled by fat but higher intensity exercise is fueled by carbohydrates/glycogen/glucose? Everything says that less fat is …
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Does fat metabolism not work for you?

I know there's a wide range of experience of different diets, and almost as many reasons used to justify them. I also appreciate that the setting of n=1 experiments is typically a …
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Should I limit my fats and proteins?

A question regarding fat loss: Do you have to watch your fats and proteins as well when you want fat loss on paleo? I know carbs are important because people have a tendency of ea …
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Saturated fat interferes with essential fatty acid metabolism?

I forget that I'm in a bit of a saturated fat tolerant bubble sometimes. I was chatting with someone who also has an interest in paleo but wasn't so keen on saturated fat intake ( …
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Stupid Question: So we’re losing fat, but where does it go?

People throw that phrase around all the time, "We're burning fat." And I understand much of the physiology involved, but where does the fat go after it's metabolized? Do we sweat …
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Translation of animal studies?

Animal studies routinely appear in the scientific literature linking dietary factors to the overall health of the organism. For example, today I found this article investigating he …