Dr Rakesh Gupta says water fasting, where only water is consumed for an extended period, can lead to significant weight loss ...
2 Department of Sport and Exercise, University of Auckland, New Zealand 3 Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria Correspondence to Professor ...
This is because it is caused by a depletion in the body's store of glycogen — a type of glucose that is stored in liver and muscle tissue. Related: What causes you to get a 'stitch in your side'?
In both types of muscle of the hyperglycaemic testosterone treated exercised subgroup, less depletion of glycogen was found than in the untreated group (38% and 87% for EDL and soleus respectively).