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inconceivable on July 28, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: How the Cheesecake Factory defied the restaurant i...

your body doesn't need any carbs. carbs are cheap and easy and tasty and plentiful but not required at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis

also, the US government says you should eat a shitload of it, so you can probably just assume it's terrible for you.

esailija on July 28, 2023 [–]

They said for active lifestyle.

inconceivable on July 28, 2023 | [–]

yeah, so? there are plenty of fat adapted athletes. and 'active' people don't come anywhere close to the needs of a real athlete.

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