When Timing Matters - Alpha Lipoic Acid: Works Best, When it's Taken 30min Before a High Carb Meal. Can Easily Make You Hypo, if You Forget the Carbs or Have it on Empty
A salad like the one the beautiful young lady is about to eat is not the kind of meal that would require pre-meal lipoic acid supplementation. Although I am not convinced that alpha lipoic acid (lipoic acid aka ALA) will actually partition glucose preferentially to muscle, because studies indicate that it will increase glucose uptake in fat cells, as well (and that at 10x higher glucose transporter expressions in fat vs. muscle cells; Estrada. 1996; Konrad. 2001), there is still good evidence that it can help people with (full-blown) insulin resistance stash away the glucose they consume, more effectively. To do so, it would appear logical that alpha lipoic acid has to be consumed in the vicinity of a meal. The question I am trying to answer today is thus: When do you have to take your alpha lipoic acid to ensure optimal glucose "repartitioning"? Learn more about the effects of your diet on your body composition at the SuppVersity Ladies, Beware! Dieting Makes G...