On Jul 29, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Andrea Luxenburg wrote:

> There is no doubt that the body can make all the glucose it requires. The difference of opinion seems to be whether it will keep on making glucose beyond the necessary amount, or whether it only produces enough, no matter how much protein is consumed.
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> My guess is that a healthy metabolism will stop turning out glucose when levels reach an appropriate value, but in a body whose carbohydrate regulation is already out of whack, this is not assured.  But I have not seen the studies which support this, so I am not sure.
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> Andromeda

I think it's fairly well established that the body will over time learn to convert excess protein to glucose (and some nasty byproducts) when protein is overconsumed.  So yes moderate protein.

Jim