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"Skipping a Meal Immediately Starves the Body"
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Picturing a missed meal as immediate starvation overstates a real process — the body first draws on stored glycogen reserves rather than running out of fuel at once.
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Blood glucose stays within a normal range for hours after a missed meal, buffered by glycogen breakdown.
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This entry states the popular assumption — Bio 2805 gives the reserve mechanism this misconception overlooks.