It's a myth that
high levels of ketones lead to more fat loss and there is no proof that exogenous ketones will help you lose more weight.
Not exact matches
However, it stands to reason that consuming 50 grams
of total carbohydrate where half or more
of the carbs come from fiber will
lead to
higher ketone levels than if the same person consumes a 50 - gram total carbohydrate diet containing only a few grams
of fiber.»
The suggestion that the «zero - carb» approach
leads to a
higher level of ketones and enhanced fat loss is misleading - this is not how the ketogenic diet works.
The suggestion that a «zero - carb» or a very low - carb approach (less than 20 grams
of total carbs)
leads to a
higher level of ketones and enhanced fat loss is misleading — this is not how the ketogenic diet works.
This is another reason why aiming for
high ketones in the blood is unlikely to
lead to better results - you'd have to eat copious amounts
of fat to get them back up to a
higher level.
This condition seen in prolonged fasting, type 1 diabetes and
high - fat / low - carbohydrate diets
leads to the production
of higher - than - normal
levels of so - called
ketone bodies (KBs), that is, acetoacetate, β - hydroxybutyric acid and acetone — a process called ketogenesis and which occurs principally in the mitochondrial matrix in the liver.6