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If you’re constantly moving sugar is a necessity for maintaining glycogen. There’s nothing inherently wrong with any food type, it’s all about context.
by louiereederson 1mo ago
If you’re constantly moving sugar is a necessity for maintaining glycogen. There’s nothing inherently wrong with any food type, it’s all about context.
- steve_adams_86 1mo agoKind of; humans do adapt remarkably well to low-glucose diets, and we can produce glycogen without sugary inputs via gluconeogenesis. They do make it much easier, though.
- rzmmm 1mo agoWell you need some substrate which can be metabolized into sugar, such as carbohydrate or protein.
- steve_adams_86 1mo agoDefinitely. I was only responding to the statement that sugar is a necessity for energy if you’re moving around a lot. You can do this without sugar.
- moltar 1mo agoThat’s false. Carbs are not a requirement for human body. Proof of that are native populations living far north, exclusively off of animal food sources. Human body prefers ketones as a source of energy. But glycogen is faster. My simplified mental model is like this. Ketones are normal gasoline. And glycogen is racing fuel (ethanol). If you run a stock car on racing fuel it may start and drive for a while but it’s damaging the engine and creates unnecessary wear.
- andor 1mo ago“Ketones are normal gasoline” is a very fringe view. Ketone supplements have been available for a while, and nobody was able to show any benefit of using them. 100% snake oil. If on the other hand you want to produce ketones endogenously, you basically have to put your body in a state of starvation. It’s not really gasoline then, more like burning the passenger seats as fuel so you can arrive at the destination.
- chneu 1mo agoThe carnivore diet mentality is strong here. Also not really supported by anthropology or science. The only folks who think like this are folks who choose to believe weird dietary theories to support a pre chosen stance, like the carnivore diet or some form of excess(in the form of self-care/diet)
- moltar 1mo agoI’m not advocating a carnivore diet nor eat like that. Had croissants today! But it’s true that people of the north do not eat carbs as they simply do not exist there.