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Wow, that's really insightful. Glycogen is consumed during all forms of exercise, even low intensities. What changes is the ratio of glycogen as a percentage of
by david-gpu 2y ago
Wow, that's really insightful. Glycogen is consumed during all forms of exercise, even low intensities. What changes is the ratio of glycogen as a percentage of all energy expenditure, called the Glycolytic Quotient or simply Q factor.
It sounds plausible that the amount of hunger we feel when we feel a fixed number of calories may depend on how much that depleted our glycogen stores, among other factors.
- meroes 2y agoThanks for the extra detail. Maybe another brush on it is something like, walking burns glycogen but since the ratio is lower for the same calorie expenditure, it’s harder to fully deplete your glycogen, which is what causes the more intense forms of hunger.