Sentences with phrase «normal muscle glycogen»

Another key finding: Despite their low intake of carbs, these fat - burning athletes had normal muscle glycogen levels — the storage form of carbohydrates — at rest.

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On a normal diet, the human body breaks down carbohydrates into glucose, which are used for energy or stored as glycogen in liver and muscle tissue.

In healthy human subjects, a 24 hour fast decreases liver glycogen stores no more than 57 % and in absence of vigorous exercise does not lead to muscle glycogen consumption, suggesting that liver glycogen stores are sufficient after a 24 hour fast to keep blood glucose levels within normal range (73).

Only a very small amount is carbohydrate (~ 2 % - most of it coming from eating stored liver and muscle glycogen)(ref) The cat's normal rodent diet is about 66 % water.