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Re: Is ketosis really the "backup" system?

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  1. Ignoramus16674 said:

    They say that burning carbs is the "primary" system of getting
    energy, and burning fat is secondary. I am curious what is the basis
    for putting one first and another second.

    If you eat both, your body burns the carbs and stores the fats.

    The only time it's the other way is if you're following a cyclic diet
    like UD2 and you're going from ketosis and full glycogen depletion to
    a high-mostly-carb post-workout repletion, in which case it will use
    the carbs for glycogen and continue burning fat. But, that's a forced
    anomaly that only lasts a short time.

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