Weight loss and weight maintenance are complicated issues. Understanding how the body uses energy (calories) is important to keep people healthier and at an optimum weight.
Researchers (Determinants of Peak Fat Oxidation Rates During Cycling in Healthy Men and Women in: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 31 Issue 3 (2021) (humankinetics.com)) at the University of Bath completed two studies (resting skeletal muscle atgl and cpt1b are associated with peat fat – Bing) to better understand how the body burns fat.
How the body uses its fat stores is important to utilizing insulin and reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. For endurance athletes, competing in distance events, the body’s carbohydrate stores are quickly depleted. Tapping into fat reserves is essential to performance.
The studies looked at people from age 19 to 63. The results showed that being fit helped a person burn more fat efficiently when they exercised. It also showed that women who were fitter, regardless of age, were able to tap into fat reserves more efficiently than men.
