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1490: Which Carbs Are Best? This Info Will Save Your Gains by Eric Leija on How To Eat Healthy Every Day

Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition

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Is Cutting Carbs Your Favorite Energy Source?

Your body derives energy in the form of a t p from glucose to fuel activities. Your body stores very limited amounts of readily available glucose. If not replenished, your stores become depleted and you have to use fat for fuel. This is especially true during high intensity workouts where fast energy is needed to fuel muscle firing. Cutting carbs may slow the process because the process of using fat for fuel can take longer than using the glucose path.

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