Glucose Requirements
The human body requires very little glucose; most cells can run on fatty acids and ketones instead. Dietary fiber is classified as a carbohydrate but cannot be digested by the human body; gut microbes break it down instead. Because the bod…
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The human body requires very little glucose; most cells can run on fatty acids and ketones instead. Dietary fiber is classified as a carbohydrate but cannot be digested by the human body; gut microbes break it down instead. Because the body can manufacture the glucose that dependent cells need, there is no dietary requirement for sugar or carbohydrate.