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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ
100% quackery. She's spreading misinformation. She needs to read this:
“Low carb” is a nutritional buzz word. Avoiding sugar because “it’s the devil” is commonly echoed ad nauseam among both lay persons and health professionals. But does this approach having any sound backing to it when it comes to supporting health and metabolism?
Carbohydrate’s function
Stable and efficient cells have a constant supply of glucose, their preferred fuel source. We get glucose from dietary carbohydrate. Carbohydrates allows cells to produce carbon dioxide and ATP (adenosine triphosphate) via oxidative metabolism or cellular respiration. ATP is a currency of energy that is spent in order to make chemical reactions occur. Without ample energy, optimal function and structure of cells cannot be maintained. If the diet isn’t supplying adequate glucose, the body will convert its own tissues to glucose (gluconeogenesis) to supply this vital fuel if stored sugar in the form of glycogen isn’t available."
http://www.functionalps.com/blog/2010/1 ... etabolism/
100% quackery. She's spreading misinformation. She needs to read this:
“Low carb” is a nutritional buzz word. Avoiding sugar because “it’s the devil” is commonly echoed ad nauseam among both lay persons and health professionals. But does this approach having any sound backing to it when it comes to supporting health and metabolism?
Carbohydrate’s function
Stable and efficient cells have a constant supply of glucose, their preferred fuel source. We get glucose from dietary carbohydrate. Carbohydrates allows cells to produce carbon dioxide and ATP (adenosine triphosphate) via oxidative metabolism or cellular respiration. ATP is a currency of energy that is spent in order to make chemical reactions occur. Without ample energy, optimal function and structure of cells cannot be maintained. If the diet isn’t supplying adequate glucose, the body will convert its own tissues to glucose (gluconeogenesis) to supply this vital fuel if stored sugar in the form of glycogen isn’t available."
http://www.functionalps.com/blog/2010/1 ... etabolism/