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> Humans are very inefficient at converting carbohydrate to fat; we don’t do it under normal conditions. You must have a strange view of "normal conditions." F
by joelrunyon 12y ago
> Humans are very inefficient at converting carbohydrate to fat; we don’t do it under normal conditions.
You must have a strange view of "normal conditions." Fat is actually a more-efficient, longer lasting source of energy than carbohydrates.
- magnusson 12y agoFrom the first citation in the above comment: >De novo lipogenesis in humans: metabolic and regulatory aspects. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10365981 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10365981 "Eucaloric replacement of dietary fat by CHO does not induce hepatic DNL to any substantial degree. Similarly, addition of CHO to a mixed diet does not increase hepatic DNL to quantitatively important levels, as long as CHO energy intake remains less than total energy expenditure (TEE)."