Sentences with phrase «acids than glucose»

In this study, fructose led to greater post prandial serum levels of lactate and fructose but surprisingly had lower levels of plasma free fatty acids than glucose.

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Isoleucine can be seen as the BCAA which mediates glucose uptake (into a cell) and breakdown (into energy) to a larger degree than other amino acids and may serve a role as a hypoglycemic (in diabetics) or as a performance enhancer (if taken preworkout in a carbohydrate replete state).

The role of insulin is quite different for an amino acid than it is for glucose.

Third, the brain could be redirecting its metabolic machinery toward utilization of fuels other than glucose, such as fatty acids and ketone bodies, which produce less oxidative stress and are, in fact, more efficient fuels.14, 46,47

Fatty - acids can also break down to form either ketones or glucose, but the majority here form ketones rather than glucose.

Results from this study showed that blueberries grown organically had a significantly higher sugar content (fructose and glucose), malic acid, total phenolics, total anthocyanins, and antioxidant activity (ORAC) than fruit grown conventionally.

As shown previously [Rabinowitch & Smith, 1936], though the small amount of carbohydrates in the diets may be more than balanced by the potential sugar production from the large amount of protein to keep the ratio of fatty acid to glucose below the generally accepted level of ketogenesis, the respiratory quotient data suggest another mechanism also.

Isoleucine is also known to increase glucose uptake in the cell and works to break it down into energy at a larger degree than any other amino acid.

Rather than protect fat's existence, however, adiponectin beneficially regulates glucose and fatty acid metabolism.

There seem to be a lot of individuals within both the high and low carbohydrate diet camps saying that fructose is bad for you — that it will raise your triglycerides and uric acid levels as well as potentially cause fatty liver disease because it is metabolized differently than glucose.

For lean body mass preservation and training recovery I typically recommend no more than 16 hours daily as liver glycogen that fuels our brain depletes and will start liberating amino acids from muscle tissue to convert to glucose in the liver.

Hence, ketone bodies are considered a more «clean» fuel than is either glucose or fatty acids.

The beauty of wholesome grains is that they are naturally rich in certain amino acids in addition to complex carbohydrates that are more beneficial, health-wise, than simple sugars like glucose and fructose.