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by sebstefan 533 days ago
>your comment makes it sound like sugar is a requirement

Sugars plural yes

Hypoglycemia

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There is no biological requirement for dietary carbohydrates.
Then how do we get glucose to avoid hypoglycemia?
the liver makes glucose (called gluconeogenesis), this happens regardless of diet
Damn I looked it up and it's true, the WHO has no recommendation for a minimum amount of carbs nor sugar