Andrew Huberman· PhD
as you go beyond that 50 gram threshold you tend to release more insulin so there's an insulinogenic effect of dietary carbohydrates which some people will experience as lower blood sugar
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as you go beyond that 50 gram threshold you tend to release more insulin so there's an insulinogenic effect of dietary carbohydrates which some people will experience as lower blood sugar
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A normal person, our carbohydrate threshold, if you calculate the disposal from skeletal, muscle, organ systems, it is not much. It is about 40 gram in a 2-hour period. Anything above say 40 or 50 grams in a nonex exercising adult will result in a robust insulin response.