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My memory on this is rusty but I recall fat being usable as fuel by the body after being converted to ketones.


This is not good for your liver long term: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7008768

Keto causes fatty liver disease


That is only for the brain. Muscles can use fat directly for energy. Glucose is a lot easier process and so the body will use that first. If plenty of sugar is always available your body won't develop the fat pathways as much.




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