Robbity
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(Dietary) Ketosis is a ( natural) state where you body has switched form burning carbohydrates for energy to burning fats, when there's insufficient carbs for its energy requirements. It will happen on very low carbohydrate higher fat diets. Atkins, with his diet, recommended eating 20g carbs a day strict diet for 2 weeks to guarantee ketosis, but it can happen at higher carbohydrate levels (e.g. up to 100g carbs a day) if someone is exercising intensively. Athletes often use ketogenic diets for endurance sports, as their bodiess have much greater stores fat to rely on than carbs/glucose.
And it's not to be confused (as often happens!) with ketoacidosis which is a dangerous condition for diabetics taking insulin, when their blood glucose is very high and they are severely lacking in insulin - their bodies start acting like a runaway reactor and produce excessive ketones
Robbity
And it's not to be confused (as often happens!) with ketoacidosis which is a dangerous condition for diabetics taking insulin, when their blood glucose is very high and they are severely lacking in insulin - their bodies start acting like a runaway reactor and produce excessive ketones
Robbity