However, there is no proof that a «zero - carb» diet accompanied
by high levels of ketones will help you lose more body fat.
Not exact matches
On a Keto Diet your body isn't in need
of high levels of glucose due to the fact your body is mostly being powered
by Ketones (you're not eating foods that allow for
high glucose
levels).
It showed that individuals who are keto - adapted, can operate at a
high athletic
level by gaining most
of their energy through that
of fat and
ketone bodies.
So,
levels of ketone bodies are elevated
by starvation, caloric restriction,
high - intensity exercise, or the low - carbohydrate ketogenic diet (5).
It may be that such a large portion
of the brain's energy needs can only be met
by ketones when
ketone levels are relatively
high —
higher, perhaps, than most people would be able to achieve through a ketogenic diet alone.
Urine test results may also show evidence
of abnormally
high levels of ketone bodies — water - soluble compounds produced as a
by - product
of fatty acid metabolism in the liver and kidney.