To fully understand carbohydrate metabolism, you first need to appreciate, the primary carbohydrate called glucose is both good and bad. Glucose is essential as a fuel for the brain and nervous system but in excess is extremely damaging to fine blood vessels in the eyes, heart, kidneys, and legs. This glucose excess or toxicity is the disease of diabetes. Because glucose is both essential and...
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Dr. Donald K. Layman helps cuts through the confusion and breaks down what metabolism means and introduces you to how you can optimize your metabolism....
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Metabolism has become a buzz word term in diet and nutrition but it is rarely explained well or properly understood. Dr. Donald K. Layman helps to set the record straight on what does your metabolism really do?...
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The most fundamental component of metabolism is called resting energy expenditure (REE). This is the work (or metabolism) your body is doing while you sleep...
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