ketogenesis
noun
ke·to·gen·e·sis
ˌkē-tō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: the production of ketone bodies (as in diabetes)
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Many individuals have trouble giving up carbohydrates, while the shift from glucose to ketone metabolism is a major step in long-term ketogenesis.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
This also promotes ketogenesis, or the formation of ketone bodies – molecules produced in the liver as an energy source when glucose is not available.
—Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
This also promotes ketogenesis, or the formation of ketone bodies – molecules produced in the liver as an energy source when glucose is not available.
—Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
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1915, in the meaning defined above
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ketogenesis
noun
ke·to·gen·e·sis
ˌkēt-ō-ˈjen-ə-səs
plural ketogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the production of ketone bodies (as in diabetes mellitus)
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