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<blockquote data-quote="borofergie" data-source="post: 309826" data-attributes="member: 33342"><p><strong>PART 3 - Disposal Pathways</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You can fill your liver and muscles, if they have been depleted through exercise</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You can convert the carbohydrates to fat, through a process called <em>de novo lipogenesis</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If your BG levels become dangerously high your pancreas will secrete more insulin to try and force your that normally burn fat to burn glucose instead. This so called "Direct Metabolism of Glucose" creates reactive oxygen species which damage the cell, and switches it to metabolic pathways characteristic of cancer and diabetes (YAY!) Jaminet says "<em>Ideally most cells should never metabolize glucose directly, they should obtain all of their energy from fats or from glucose-6-phosphate, peeled off in a controlled way from glycogen."<br /> </em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You can store a small amount in your blood through chronic hyperglycemia. We all know how bad that is.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borofergie, post: 309826, member: 33342"] [b]PART 3 - Disposal Pathways[/b] [list=1][*]You can fill your liver and muscles, if they have been depleted through exercise [*]You can convert the carbohydrates to fat, through a process called [i]de novo lipogenesis[/i] [*]If your BG levels become dangerously high your pancreas will secrete more insulin to try and force your that normally burn fat to burn glucose instead. This so called "Direct Metabolism of Glucose" creates reactive oxygen species which damage the cell, and switches it to metabolic pathways characteristic of cancer and diabetes (YAY!) Jaminet says "[i]Ideally most cells should never metabolize glucose directly, they should obtain all of their energy from fats or from glucose-6-phosphate, peeled off in a controlled way from glycogen." [/i][*]You can store a small amount in your blood through chronic hyperglycemia. We all know how bad that is. [/list] [/QUOTE]
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