glycogen
noun
gly·co·gen
ˈglī-kə-jən 
: a white amorphous tasteless polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x that is the principal form in which glucose is stored in animal tissues and especially muscle and liver tissue
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Every gram of glycogen typically stores 3 to 4 g of water with it.9 Reducing carbohydrates decreases the amount of water stored in your cells.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Noakes’s view is that glycogen doesn’t matter, and that the real benefit is preventing a blood sugar crash.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Those storage spots typically contain enough glycogen to fuel 90 to 120 minutes of vigorous movement, such as running.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
Refined carbs can help athletes fuel up before intensive training or competition and can also be used to replenish glycogen stores after intense workouts.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Noakes’s view is that glycogen doesn’t matter, and that the real benefit is preventing a blood sugar crash.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Those storage spots typically contain enough glycogen to fuel 90 to 120 minutes of vigorous movement, such as running.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
Refined carbs can help athletes fuel up before intensive training or competition and can also be used to replenish glycogen stores after intense workouts.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glycogen
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“Glycogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glycogen. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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glycogen
noun
gly·co·gen
ˈglī-kə-jən
: a white tasteless substance that is the chief form in which glucose is stored in animals
Medical Definition
glycogen
noun
gly·co·gen
ˈglī-kə-jən
: a white amorphous tasteless polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x that constitutes the principal form in which glucose is stored in animal tissues, occurs especially in the liver and in muscle and also in fungi and yeasts, and resembles starch in molecular structure and in the formation of only glucose on complete hydrolysis
called also animal starch
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