Metabolic adaptation

Physiological adaptation from a low- to high-carbohydrate diet may require many weeks.

Practitioners should consider that dietary transitions may not yield immediate metabolic changes.

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Physiological adaptation from a low- to high-carbohydrate diet may require many weeks.

Lisa T. Jansen et al. · 2022

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Prolonged Glycemic Adaptation Following Transition From a Low- to High-Carbohydrate Diet: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial

Lisa T. Jansen et al. · 2022

DOI 10.2337/figshare.17493974

rct · n=64

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