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Glucose store / Glycogen release

Hi everybody, I have a question regarding the glycogen / glucose release by the liver. So far I have read that once the food is being digested in the stomach, it slowly moves down …
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Hack My Blood Work

I just had a few things done. I turn 22 this month. I am a 6'1 (186cm) 180lbs (81.6kg) male. Body fat is 8-10%. I broke my leg 6 weeks ago and the test was done 1 week ago. (5 week …
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question about adding fast carbs after low carb

So I recently did Chris Kresser's blood glucose testing experiment (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-eating-low-carb-cause-insulin-resistance/#axzz2OtHPvMP3) and was wondering i …
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Starchy vs Non-Starchy Vegetables

Hi everyone, I've got a few questions about substituting some non-starchy for starchy vegetables. Background 3000 calorie diet split 20%/25%/55% carbs/protein/fat (PUFA < 5% …
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Does fat intake negatively affect the use of glucose for energy in athletics?

I have read two different scientific books on sports nutrition and both came to different conclusions on how fat intake affects glucose usage during exercise. One of the readings c …
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Carb Backloading book may explain my problem, please dissect!

The Exercise A Little Control chapter in Keifer's Carb Backloading book is fascinating. It corroborates something I've known about myself for YEARS; I am basically insulin resista …
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Carb Cycling and Keto Adaptation

I've read some stuff about the targeted ketogenic diet as well as the cyclical ketogenic diet that supposedly don't disrupt a ketogenic state if you've already established it or go …
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How many carbs do I need for optimal brain function outside of ketosis?

Does anyone know, without accounting for exercise, how many grams of carbs a day are desirable to maintain a steady source of glucose for your brain? If you've read some of my oth …
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carb/glucose intolerance in formerly obese (now lean) individuals?

Some of us have been following the "safe starch" and LC vs. moderate/high carb debates for some time now. I have no doubt starches and even fruits are not only paleo but fine and h …
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Could i have fructose malabsorption?

I notice that whenever i eat some fruit, honey, maple syrup or other high fructose foods i get anxious, moody and bloated. This never happens with glucose containing carbs like whi …
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How to get through college studying on paleo ?

I'm recently returning from a period of lazy, horrible non-paleo eating. It was really more like a two month bender that brought back dairy, pasta, and all their wonderful friends. …
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My turn at blood work analysis?

I just got my blood work in. I am a 22 year old female, healthy weight and active. Creatinine: .67 Total Chol: 160 Trig: 46 HDL: 79 LDL: 72 (calculated) Glucose: 92 ?? Iron: 11 …
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Evidence that sucrose is worse for health than glucose?

I've been looking into the evidence of the health effects of sucrose or similar glucose-fructose mixtures found in fruit compared to glucose or starch. There's seems to be a fair …
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Candida and ketosis

So Paul Jaminet makes the claim in PHD that Candida Albicans, among other fungal infections, can actually feed on ketones as they are water soluble. This pretty much goes against …
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Did going paleo get you off the anti-depressants?

I'm auditing an Abnormal Psych course and the instructor brought up the role of nutrition in stabilizing moods. He suggested gluten was responsible for the considerable increase in …

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