KETOGENIC DIETS - UNDERSTANDING KETOSIS AND KETONES
The Exogenous Ketones diet earned popularity for high fats with sufficient protein intake and low carbohydrates. People refer to keto diet as low carbohydrate diet or LCHF- Low Carb- High Fat Diet. Keto diets aim at subjecting the body to ketosis. Whenever the glucose levels in your body decline, your organs look for substitute sources of energy. The human body primarily depends on glucose and free fatty acids (FFA) for fuel. On rare occasions, the body uses ketones from FFA. The body stores fats as triglycerides that disintegrate to glycerol and long-chain fatty acids. Breaking down triglycerides splits glycerol from the three fatty acid molecules that flow into the bloodstream for use as energy. Glycerol then moves to the liver where its three molecules merge to form a glucose molecule. Hence, as fats burn in your system, they also yield glucose that is vital for the brain and other organs that cannot depend on FFA. However, whereas glucose can n...