Gluconeogenesis = “making new sugar” from your own muscle tissue, a survival mechanism, not a sustainable diet.
 1. It kicks in during fasting, starvation, or low-carb diets—basically, your body’s stress mode.
(Cahill GF Jr. “Starvation in man”, N Engl J Med.) 2. It’s highly inefficient—you need roughly 2 grams of muscle protein to produce 1 gram of glucose.
(Marliss EB et al. “Gluconeogenesis and the nitrogen sparing effect of fat in fasting man”, J Clin Invest.) 3. Think of it like burning your furniture to stay warm—it’s an undesirable emergency measure that’s both destructive and unsustainable. 4. Your body is designed to get energy from carbohydrates, especially the natural sugars found in fruit.
(Hawley JA & Leckey JJ, “Carbohydrate dependence during prolonged, intense endurance exercise”, Sports Med.) 
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