However, I have some questions...
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if you are engaging in moderate exercise, like walking, for an extended period of time, say an hour, the body will have a chance to metabolize a good amount of bodyfat to supply energy for walking.
I understand that the more intense the exersise, the more sugar the muscles will need and less fat. When walking (low intensity), the fat/sugar ratio will increase. But why? Do you need the fat from your adipose to feed your heart? to stabilize the sugar level? Why do our bodies use more fat when we do low intensity exercises? I haven't been able to figure that part out yet!yes, but more importantly, the ratio of utilized fat relative to that of utilized sugars, is higher than when exercising more intensively
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being in a powerfully hungry condition leaves one very susceptible to overeating (eating more energy than the body currently needs/can use). Overeating of course leads to additional stored bodyfats.
So you have a set amount of sugar that can taken into the blood.yes, and the meals will be much bigger, while the amount of sugars that can be 'stored' in the blood remains the same, and the glycogen depots are not linearly increasing accordingly either, which means that more energy needs to be temporarily stored as fat
Once that is satisfied the extra sugars are stored into the glycogen depots. What do you mean by "the glycogen depots are linearly increasing accordingly either" I don't understand this part
Do the fats that you take in (from a big meal) replenish the fat-blood levels, then the extra fat is used to be stored as fat with the extra sugars? This makes sense!
The extra protein that isn't needed for repair/maintenance is used as fat- sugar-like molecules which could then be stored as fat. Correct?
You recommend to eat the munch food with the most fat and sugars. But won't the fat be stored, or will it replenish the fat-blood level? This would make sense, since your supposed to eat munch foods after a long walk? (regarding losing weight)it is best that all glycogen depots are as empty as possible, because that way all the calories from your munch food will go into directly needed energy (including glycogen) instead of being stored as bodyfat.
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when u eat foods that are very glycemic, too much blood sugar will enter your body (if u dont eat fat), so the body will change it to fat right?
But doesn't glycerol need to have three fatty acids in order to be stored? Because if you didn't have sufficient fat, or fat-like molecules (amino acids) then it would keep stimulating insulin (diabetes like problem). Correct?no, consuming too much sugars in one meal, triggers the insulin system very much. Insulin causes these sugars to be converted into energy that can be stored. If the glycogen depots are not filled up, the sugars that are converted into glycogen, will be stored as glycogen, but the moment these glycogen depots are full, the glycogen will be re-converted into glucose, and that will be converted into glycerol, which is deposited in your fat depots. So, it doesn't matter 'how glycemic' the consumed foods are, but how full your glycogen depots are...
Or does your body store the glycogen then when fat is ingested it is easily stored there?? I've never read about this!
Thanks!