Table 1

Similarity of starvation and carbohydrate restriction

Reference [11]
FFA (μmol/l)
fat oxidation (μmol/kg/min)
Glucose (mg/dl)
β-hydroxybutyrate (mM)

Fast 84 h
0.92
1.94
68
2.56
Fast + Lipid
1.02
1.67
66
2.54

Data from reference [11]. Procedure as described in the text.

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