Definition of ketosis
: an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the body
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The Scarsdale Diet was also ahead of its time in its focus on ketosis—a metabolic state related to fat burning.
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The diet's aim of inducing ketosis — a metabolic process where the body uses fat instead of carbs for energy — can backfire tremendously.
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The carbohydrate reduction should eventually move your body into ketosis, prompting the body to access fat stores as its primary source of fuel, rather than carbohydrates, which are typically the primary source.
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Consuming high amounts of dietary fat with minimal carbohydrates forces the body into ketosis, a natural, physiological condition that occurs when there is not enough glucose (carbs) to break down for energy, causing the body to turn to fat as fuel.
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Sticking to these numbers allows a person to achieve ketosis—a state in which the body uses fat as its primary fuel, as opposed to carbs.
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Without the carbs, say proponents, the body burns stored fat instead through a process called ketosis.
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Symptoms seems to last anywhere from a week to a month until your body becomes accustomed to ketosis.
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The reduction in carbs puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis.
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Origin and Etymology of ketosis
New Latin
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of ketosis
plural ketoses
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: a nutritional disease of cattle and sometimes sheep, goats, or swine that is marked by reduction of blood sugar and the presence of ketone bodies in the blood, tissues, milk, and urine and is associated with digestive and nervous disturbances
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