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ELI5: How does the body create glucose for the brain when the body isn't taking in any carbs?
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Your body stores carbs in the muscles as glycogen. Your liver stores fructose which can be converted into glucose. Your body can convert fat into energy as a separate fuelling system. Your body can also convert protein into fuel. Carbohydrates is just one way of fuelling yourself, it’s what we are most comfortable with and it’s fairly cheap and sustainable thus the preferred method across the world
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