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After months of restricting carbohydrates by following a ketogenic diet I began developing orthorexia, thinking carbs = make me sick or overweight.
Luckily I escaped the food-phobia and learned how/why I can consume carbs to my advantage.
Every RT = 1 fact about carbohydrates👇🏽
Luckily I escaped the food-phobia and learned how/why I can consume carbs to my advantage.
Every RT = 1 fact about carbohydrates👇🏽
First one is on the house.
All dietary carbohydrates are considered nonessential macronutrients.
Every other major class of nutrients contains multiple essential compounds.
All dietary carbohydrates are considered nonessential macronutrients.
Every other major class of nutrients contains multiple essential compounds.
Carbohydrates can be divided in three general groups:
1. Monosaccharides - the simplest form of carbohydrate
2. Oligosaccharides - saccharide composed of a small number of monosaccharides
3. Polysaccharides - >10 linked monosaccharides that form a polymer
1. Monosaccharides - the simplest form of carbohydrate
2. Oligosaccharides - saccharide composed of a small number of monosaccharides
3. Polysaccharides - >10 linked monosaccharides that form a polymer
GLUCONEOGENESIS THREAD 🧵
Our brain needs glucose in the blood to function. When glucose isn't immediately available, the liver will do two things:
1.breakdown its stored liver glycogen into glucose when more energy needs to be produced #glycogenolysis
2. #Gluconeogenesis 👇
Our brain needs glucose in the blood to function. When glucose isn't immediately available, the liver will do two things:
1.breakdown its stored liver glycogen into glucose when more energy needs to be produced #glycogenolysis
2. #Gluconeogenesis 👇
Gluconeogenesis - the conversion of non-carbohydrate compounds* to glucose. [aka the genesis of new glucose]
This process can produce around 130g/day w/o carbohydrate ingestion; about the amount the brain requires daily.
*amino acids, pyruvate, glycerol & lactate👇
This process can produce around 130g/day w/o carbohydrate ingestion; about the amount the brain requires daily.
*amino acids, pyruvate, glycerol & lactate👇
The four main compounds that are able to go through gluconerogenesis:
• pruvate from glycolysis
• lactate from glycolysis
• almost all amino acids
• glycerol from triglycerides
Though the liver handles most of the demand, the kidneys can also contribute to gluconeogenesis.
• pruvate from glycolysis
• lactate from glycolysis
• almost all amino acids
• glycerol from triglycerides
Though the liver handles most of the demand, the kidneys can also contribute to gluconeogenesis.
