I’ve been looking through books and can’t seem to find my answer anywhere.
In glucose storage, is the ratio for preference of glucose storage (e.g. as fats, or glycogen) different to the ratio of how it is retrieved from different stores?
e.g. when storing excess glucose, is a higher percentage likely to be deposited as fat, whereas in the breakdown of stores is a higher percentage of glucose retrieved from liver deposits than fat breakdown?
Does this differ per individual or does it averagely apply to all? Are there certain conditions that change the ratios? Can anyone provide a source for this subject area?
Which leads to my main question: is it therefore possible for a human to increase their percentage of fat deposits whilst in calorie deficit?
I’m theorising that if the ratios are different then could it be possible to consume nutrients in a way that leads to an increase in fat deposit yet a decrease in other deposits whilst a person is in calorie defecit.
Thanks
No it is not possible to gain fat in a deficit outside of odd medical conditions like Lipedma. But you can bet you butt there are a lot of confused purposeful dieters that will convince themselves “they’re in a deficit, and not losing weight.
To make the explanation simple, let’s start this from Zero Carb + Energy Deficit.
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1st phase of Zero Carb + Energy Deficit, starts glycogenolysis.
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2nd phase of Zero Carb + Energy Deficit, starts ketosis, Deamination, Gluconeogenesis.
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Next is Zero Energy.
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1st phase of Zero Energy, starts glycogenolysis.
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2nd phase of Zero Energy, starts ketosis, Deamination, Gluconeogenesis. (About 30% energy from Fat and 70% from Protein in this phase)
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3rd phase of Zero Energy, Protein conservation phase
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USDA Energy Deficit Healthy Balanced Diet is complicate.