Looking the part did not mean they could switch fueling systems
Same VO2max. Same body fat. Only the insulin-sensitive men could switch fuels when more fat hit the bloodstream. Fasting insulin split them, not fitness. Mine went from 6.3 to 2.5 after I quit the nightly Mint Explosion pints.
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