"5. Since oxaloacetate is depleted by gluconeogenesis, Dr. Atkins has postulated that fat calories wont be utilized in
the absence of carbohydrate. Based on what you now know about the citric acid cycl
e, what is the basic falacy of this hypothesis? (Where does oxaloacetate come from when we break down protein?) "
http://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/files/documents/child-teaching-pdf/CITRIC%20ACID%20CYCLE.pdf
Aerobic and Anaerobic metabolisms are not mutually exclusive but, rather, synergistic
The great misunderstanding of the "fat burning zone" myth is the idea that fat burning decreases as intensity increases. The percentage decreases, but that's as a proportion of an increased total. The absolute numbers do not decline.