The Dr. Gundry Podcast Dr. Gundry's Quick Health Tip: The Insane Benefits of INTERMITTENT FASTING For A Week! | EP 233.B
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Widespread Metabolic Inflexibility
- Many Americans are metabolically inflexible and cannot switch quickly from burning sugar to burning fat.
- This inability to switch impairs energy production and makes fasting or low-carb diets difficult.
Mitochondrial Fuel Switching Explained
- Healthy mitochondria should switch instantly between glucose and fat/ketone burning like a hybrid car switching power sources.
- About 50% of normal-weight, 88% of overweight, and 99.5% of obese people cannot make that switch.
Insulin Locks Fat In Place
- Elevated insulin both stores fat and blocks its release from fat cells, preventing use of stored energy during fasting.
- Insulin may take weeks of dietary change to fall enough to allow fat release.