i am coming to understand that fat gain/loss is simply a result of hyper-/hypo- calorific diet.
but...
something i recently read informed me that there is very little 'de novo' fat synthesis from carbohydrate intake. (How true is that statement?) Carbs in the diet are used for energy, and as such, the excess fat intake over and above calorie requirments is stored.
Since there is very little de novo fat synthesis from carbohydrate, is storage of the fat taken in through the diet the only means of gaining fat?
hypothetically, if you could eat a diet with NO fat (ignore malnutrition/poor hormonal profile issues etc) would a carb intake that provided excess calories still result in fat gain? (eg consume nothing but whey powder and sugar to total a calorie intake in excess of maintainance requiremnets)
ive had a really heavy day, so please excuse me if this is a really dumb question. ill probably ead it tomoroow and wonder what on earth i was thinking.
the only response i can think of at the momnet is that there is very little de novo fat synthesis from carbs UNTIL glycogen stores have been filled. After which fat will be readily synthesised from carbs.
but...
something i recently read informed me that there is very little 'de novo' fat synthesis from carbohydrate intake. (How true is that statement?) Carbs in the diet are used for energy, and as such, the excess fat intake over and above calorie requirments is stored.
Since there is very little de novo fat synthesis from carbohydrate, is storage of the fat taken in through the diet the only means of gaining fat?
hypothetically, if you could eat a diet with NO fat (ignore malnutrition/poor hormonal profile issues etc) would a carb intake that provided excess calories still result in fat gain? (eg consume nothing but whey powder and sugar to total a calorie intake in excess of maintainance requiremnets)
ive had a really heavy day, so please excuse me if this is a really dumb question. ill probably ead it tomoroow and wonder what on earth i was thinking.

the only response i can think of at the momnet is that there is very little de novo fat synthesis from carbs UNTIL glycogen stores have been filled. After which fat will be readily synthesised from carbs.