mm84321
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I'm glad you pointed out the identical nature of fasting and low carbohydrate diets; metabolically speaking, the body can not differentiate if it is getting protein and fat from its own tissue, or from the diet. Makes fasting a more reasonable and considerable form of weight loss for the morbidly obese. We could really dive into this whole gluconeogenesis/glycerolneogenesis argument, and I'll surely read everything you've provided, but for right now I think that a lot of the proof is in the pudding. We may not have a great deal of randomized control trials that look at the efficacy of low carbohydrate diets and their "limitless" calorie qualities, but we do have a great deal of individuals who have seen rapid weight loss and continued success on such a diet. We may not fully understand all the mechanisms at play that make such a diet so effective, but sometimes if something works, knowing exactly how and why it does becomes a moot point. Yes. Facials are quite rejuvenating. (Please spare the jokes!)