Paul Saladino· MD
if you look at the Institute of Medicine recommendations they say right in there in the face of adequate dietary protein and fat there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate
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if you look at the Institute of Medicine recommendations they say right in there in the face of adequate dietary protein and fat there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate
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the lower limit of dietary carbohydrates compatible with life apparently is zero provided that the adequate amounts of protein and fat are consumed so we essentially can make all of the carbohydrates that we need through a process called gluconeogenesis and breaking down our own glycogen