Posted by Admin | 4:00 AM

One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with intermittent fasting is an ...

Labels: compensatory adaptation, cortisol, diabetes, glucose, glycation, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, HbA1c, insulin, intermittent fasting, research

Posted by Admin | 5:49 PM

Compensatory adaptation (CA)  is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary intake of macronu...

Labels: body fat, compensatory adaptation, gluconeogenesis, glucose, glycogen depletion, intermittent fasting, ketones, ketosis, muscle gain, muscle loss, research, resistance exercise, strength training

Posted by Admin | 7:00 AM

Let us say you are one of the gifted few who are able to put on 1 lb of pure muscle per month, or 12 lbs per year, by combining strength tra...

Labels: albumin, alcohol, carbohydrates, free fatty acid, glycogen depletion, protein

Posted by Admin | 7:27 AM

When it comes to losing fat and maintaining muscle, at the same time, there are no shortcuts. The process generally has to be slow to be hea...

Labels: body fat, fasting, glycogen depletion, muscle gain, research

Posted by Admin | 8:07 AM

Hormone replacement therapies are prescribed in some cases, for medical reasons. They usually carry some risks. The risks come in part from ...

Labels: body fat, diabetes, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, insulin, research

Posted by Admin | 3:24 PM

The notion that exercise reduces blood glucose levels is widespread. That notion is largely incorrect. Exercise appears to have a positive e...

Labels: endurance exercise, glucose, glycogen depletion, insulin, research, resistance exercise

Posted by Admin | 6:45 AM

Excessive dietary fructose has been shown to cause an unhealthy elevation in serum triglycerides. This and other related factors are hypothe...

Labels: fructose, glucose, glycogen depletion, research, triglyceride, VLDL

Posted by Admin | 2:23 PM

The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, an...

Labels: adrenaline, cortisol, endurance exercise, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, noradrenaline, research, resistance exercise

Posted by Admin | 10:48 AM

Body fat is not an inert deposit of energy. It can be seen as a distributed endocrine organ. Body fat cells, or adipocytes, secrete a number...

Labels: adiponectin, body fat, fasting, glycogen depletion, inflammation, intermittent fasting, leptin, obesity, research, resistin