The Claim

Mice with liver-specific deletion of both MPC2 and ALT2 exhibit significantly lower circulating glucose levels during and after endurance exercise, with a 57% reduction in glucose area under the curve during the 60-minute recovery period, indicating impaired maintenance of glycemia under metabolic stress.

Source: Disruption of Hepatic Mitochondrial Pyruvate and Amino Acid Metabolism Impairs Gluconeogenesis and Endurance Exercise Capacity in Mice

What the research says

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In plain English

Mice that had two specific liver genes turned off couldn't keep their blood sugar stable after exercise, and their sugar levels dropped a lot compared to normal mice.

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In mice with liver-specific deletion of both MPC2 and ALT2, circulating glucose levels are significantly lower during and after endurance exercise, with a 57% reduction in glucose area under the curve during the 60-minute recovery period, indicating impaired maintenance of glycemia under metabolic stress.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Disruption of Hepatic Mitochondrial Pyruvate and Amino Acid Metabolism Impairs Gluconeogenesis and Endurance Exercise Capacity in Mice

    Mice that had two specific liver genes turned off couldn't keep their blood sugar up during and after exercise, just like the claim says.

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