Sentences with phrase «glucose is in short supply»

When glucose is in short supply, your liver will break down fats into ketones, which are then used throughout your body for energy.

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Your brain is so picky in fact, it is specifically designed to operate on glucose for 99.9999 % of your waking life, and only switches to oxidizing ketones when carbohydrates are in short supply in your diet.
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