CarbSmart Podcast Episode 24: Learn the many benefits of the Low-Carb lifestyle. Hosted by Dana Carpender. Dana's guide to starting the Low-Carb Lifestyle. The CarbSmart Podcast is available on YouTube and your favorite Podcast apps.
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Dr. Beth Gruber talks about how protein works in the body. Article 10 of the Science of Low-Carb & Keto Diets series. The liver converts an average of 58% of the protein we eat into carbohydrates, and that the carbohydrates-from-protein are handled by the body just like "regular" carbohydrates. It is broken down into glucose by the simple water-related steps of hydrolysis; it is used for fuel to run the body; it is converted to glycogen and stored. If there is too much of it, it is converted into body fat.
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