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On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 11:06:48 -0500, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> It is clear then how protein and carbohydrate metabolism can interact and
>> result in fat synthesis. As with fat synthesis from carbohydrates, which is
>> an insulin driven process, mainitaining a restricted carbohydrate intake not
>> only keeps insulin levels but limits the amount of NADPH+H available that
>> can be used in combination with Acetyl-CoA produced from surplus amino acids
>> for fat synthesis.
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>What I would like to know -- and will ask Orion -- is: What
>happens to any excess protein in the absence of NADPH+H?
The big question in my mind is how much NADPH+H is necessary for this process?
Just because there is less available doesn't mean that there is INSUFFICIENT
available.
It could be that in a high-carb diet, there is 100 times as much as needed, and
in a low-carb diet, "only" 10 times as much as needed for this process.
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Cheers,
Ken
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