Baseline resting respiratory quotient, measured through expired gases, provides insight into fuel utilization.

“About five years ago, in some of the most insulin resistant patients that I was taking care of, I began looking at baseline resting respiratory quotient. which you alluded to earlier. This is the ratio of produced carbon dioxide to consumed oxygen. Say a little bit about that number and how to interpret it, and then I'll finish the story. So that's kind of what we can see through expired gases. We can see the amount of CO2 that you produce and the amount of oxygen that you utilize. So under”