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The recent landmark study showed that a very-low-carbohydrate diet resulted in a significant reduction in fat mass and a concomitant increase in lean body mass in normal-weight men. Contrary to popular belief, insulin is not needed for glucose uptake and utilization in man. Finally, both muscle fat and carbohydrate burn in an amino acid flame.
On an adapted low-carbohydrate intake the body dramatically increases gluconeogenesis, another of its ‘survival’ protocols. Here the body will produce its own glucose (carbohydrates) from non-carbohydrate molecules such as amino acids and fats. Gluconeogenesis places a high demand upon the body’s metabolism, thus increasing RMR to ‘fund’ gluconeogenesis.
