Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
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Is that safe?
Or do we need to earn our carbohydrates?
And I would say that how we make carbohydrate decisions is twofold.
How many carbohydrates can you eat in a 24 hour period of time?
So you, just like we think about protein, right?
So our protein decision is how much protein do you need in a 24 hour period?
And then depending on how high that is, you worry about distribution.
The first meal, the last meal.
But we don't talk about that for carbohydrates, do we?
Have you ever thought of the carbohydrate threshold?
Unless you come to your house and you have protein chips.
Yes.
Okay.
So the first meal, if you think about carbohydrates.
Now, carbohydrates, glucose is toxic to the body at high levels.
So we need a certain amount to maintain blood sugar.
But anything above that is considered toxic and abnormal.
In fact, in a two-hour period, we have a name for that.
If your glucose remains elevated, and that is?
Exactly.