Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formation of glucose, especially by the liver, from noncarbohydrate sources, such as amino acids and the glycerol portion of fats.
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- noun biochemistry The
metabolic process in whichglucose is formed, mostly in theliver , from non-carbohydrate precursors
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Examples
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The conversion of protein to glucose takes place in the liver and is called gluconeogenesis, a word meaning literally the making from scratch, or genesis, of new glucose.
Low-carbers beware the breathalyzer | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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Dietary protein is converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis, which is carried out in the liver.
Metabolism and ketosis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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But the liver makes most of this glucose via a process called gluconeogenesis the generation of ‘new’ glucose out of protein.
Ketosis cleans our cells | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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Not to worry, the body can make glucose from protein and, to a small extent, even from fat in a process called gluconeogenesis making new sugar that takes place in the liver.
We never failed to fail… | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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When you do not consume sufficient carbohydrates, a process called gluconeogenesis breaks protein down to maintain blood glucose levels.
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This is usually done through a process known as gluconeogenesis, which implies converting proteins drawn from muscles and fat tissue into glucose to be shipped to the brain via the bloodstream.
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If you've been following me for any length of time over the past few years, then undoubtedly the term "gluconeogenesis" will be quite familiar to you.
Carbwire 2009
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I can think of two possibilities: drastically overeating protein, enough that gluconeogenesis produces enough sugar to mess things up; or a hyperadrenal state overproducing cortisol, which seems to have some similar effects as insulin.
A call for help II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Even though carbohydrates are not essential, due to the nature of the body having backup mechanisms to produce glucose from fat and protein in gluconeogenesis, it is a dirty and inefficient process and the ‘non essential nutrient’ is the better cleaner burning source of fuel for our cells.
Are we meat eaters or vegetarians? Part I | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Glycogen stores usually deplete within a couple of days, so 12 days ought to be well beyond the time that the body should have solidly turned to gluconeogenesis for providing blood sugar and fat for providing fuel.
6-Week Cure blog idea | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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