Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast, where Dr.

Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight.

Hey guys, I had a question, someone wanted to know, what is glucose neogenesis, okay?

Glucose means glucose, neo, new, genesis means creatine.

So, gluconeogenesis is a process or pathway of making glucose from non-carbohydrate sources.

Protein or certain lipids like triglycerides. And what's interesting is your body doesn't need

carbohydrates because it can make carbohydrates from the protein and triglycerides that you consume.

And the purpose of this system is to prevent hypoglycemia, low blood sugar and help you maintain

your blood sugars between meals and when you're fasting. Now, nearly all the cells in the body

can run in ketones except for a few. There are certain cells in the eye that need glucose.

There are certain small parts of the brain that require glucose, but the majority of it can live on

ketones and red blood cells. So, the point I'm trying to make is you don't really need carbohydrates.

If your body needs a carbohydrate, it can make it from protein or certain fats.