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Having the cells try to use l-glucose would be like trying to put your left hand into a right-hand glove.
A ‘healthful’ trans fat? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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The human body uses the right-handed version, d-glucose, but can’t use the left-handed l-glucose at all even though its chemical formula is exactly the same.
A ‘healthful’ trans fat? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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