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What REALLY Happens When You FAST

What REALLY Happens When You FAST Your fasting app can tell you how long you haven’t eaten—but it cannot tell you exactly what is happening inside every organ. In this episode of Metabolic Mechanics, Dr. Tony Hampton takes you inside the body’s “metabolic night shift” to reveal how the liver, fat tissue, muscles, kidneys, brain, and red blood cells work together when food stops coming through the front door. You’ll discover why: Gluconeogenesis begins before liver glycogen is depleted Muscle glycogen is essentially a private fuel reserve The liver manufactures ketones it cannot use Red blood cells still require glucose during deep ketosis The kidneys become glucose-producing organs Autophagy does not follow a universal fasting clock Two people fasting for 16 hours may be in completely d…