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> That doesn't refute his argument how come? gluconeogenesis is how body gets glucose from non-carbbohydrate sources. his argument was "You need carbohydrates
by keymone 9y ago
> That doesn't refute his argument
how come? gluconeogenesis is how body gets glucose from non-carbbohydrate sources. his argument was "You need carbohydrates for energy". you don't.
> muscle glycogen
fair enough. the comment about carnivores was not entirely correct.
- esailija 9y ago> how come? gluconeogenesis is how body gets glucose from non-carbbohydrate sources. his argument was "You need carbohydrates for energy". you don't. The body can create fat from carbs and protein via fatty acid synthesis. Does this mean fat in diet is unnecessary? Of course not. Similarly, there existing a pathway for creating carbohydrate from fat and protein doesn't by itself prove that carbohydrate is unnecessary.
- keymone 9y ago> Does this mean fat in diet is unnecessary goalpost has shifted? his wording was "body needs carbs for energy". no, body doesn't need carbs for energy. besides, there definitely are essential fatty acids that our body cannot produce and cannot survive without, so you're wrong implying that body can survive without fats just like it can without carbs. there are no essential carbohydrates.