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TOP Highlights and Takeaways about Leptin, Fructose, Hydration and Mitochondria from Dr. Rick Johnson Interview

Optimal Protein Podcast with Vanessa Spina

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Ketogenic Diet and Its Effects on the Metabolism

When you eat fructose it's damaging the mitochondria and fructose is the only nutrient except for alcohol that drops ATP levels. It blocks the ATP from being regenerated from our stored fat now this was the most mind-blowing moment for me. Normally if we have a lot of fat stores already on the body then normally we should be receiving that signal but that's what happens when there is leptin resistances.

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