Carbohydrate Metabolism
Carbohydrates? METABOLISM?
Carbohydrates?
Some diets like the Atkins diet severely limit the intake of carbohydrates, but allow food thats are high in fat and protein. What changes would such a diet cause in the metabolism of the dieter?
Reflect your answer on METABOLISM.. and the effects the diet has on it please.
Low carbohydrate diets cause the body to utilize both body fat and dietary fats for energy. Ketone bodies are produced in abundance on such a diet, and these may be metabolized for energy. The theory is that by restricting carbohydrates for a period of time, the dieter’s metabolism can be trained to burn fat more efficiently. Certainly, insulin secretion will diminish and the body will find it somewhat more difficult to store triglycerides in adipocytes.
Carbohydrate Metabolism
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