Table 1

Similarity of the effects of starvation and carbohydrate restriction on fatty acid flux and oxidation

Study/subjects

Glucose

FA

R_ox

R_a FA

- (R_OX + R_aFA)

(mg/dl)

(μmol/l)

(μmol/kg/min)

Ref: [62] High CHO

91.8

0.38

0.90

1.52

2.42

control

91.8

0.42

1.25

1.76

3.01

High Fat

77.4

0.75

1.83

2.98

4.81

Ref: [65] Fast 84 h

68

0.92

1.94

0.97

2.91

Fast + Lipid

66

1.02

1.67

1.00

2.67

Data from references [62] and [65].

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