Whereas the Atkins Diet is extremely high in protein, a keto diet contains moderate amounts of protein. On a keto diet, large amounts of protein can turn into glucose in a process called gluconeogenesis, thus taking you out of ketosis. That’s why fatty cuts of meat are better than, say, chicken breast, which is high in protein and low in fat. Skip the whole calorie-restriction, hungry-all-the-time thing, and just use ketosis to its full advantage without making yourself hungry.
These graphs are from a paper exploring different hypotheses about baby fat , one of them being to supply the brain energy in the form of ketones. Human brains use an extraordinary amount of energy, at least 20% in adults Some 40g/day of that has to come from glucose, because it houses some of the few types of cells that are glucose bound.
Ketoacidosis is a severe complication in people who have diabetes. It occurs most often in people with type 1 diabetes, when the body produces a high level of acids in the blood called ketones.
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