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You don't need high ketone levels for weight loss: Do Ketones Matter?

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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).

Thank you Erika, yes, Ketostix are not reliable and high ketone levels are not needed for weight loss.

I don't think you need to shoot for high ketone levels, unless you use the ketogenic diet for therapeutic purposes (in cases like epilepsy, cancer, etc).

Hi Mary, you may want to check out this post - high ketone levels are not needed for weight loss (if that's your goal): How To Low Carb: 15 + Common Weight Loss Mistakes

Keep in mind that some people tend to overemphasise the importance of high ketones while it's not as simple and most people don't even need high ketones: The Ketone Craze - Who Really Benefits From High Ketone Levhigh ketones while it's not as simple and most people don't even need high ketones: The Ketone Craze - Who Really Benefits From High Ketone Levhigh ketones: The Ketone Craze - Who Really Benefits From High Ketone LevHigh Ketone Levels?

There are ways to boost ketones (eg fasting, higher fat intake or exogenous ketones) but most people do not need to do that as they do not benefit from very high ketone levels.

In my opinion, high ketone levels are not needed and won't have a significant impact on your weight loss / fat loss (I wrote more about ketone levels here: Do Ketones Matter?).

But when it comes to ketone levels, you don't need to aim high to get the results you need.

Hi Sakeena, the difference between ketosis and ketoacidosis is explained here: Ketogenic Diet FAQ: All You Need to Know Unless you are a diabetic, you won't experience ketoacidosis: Ketogenic Diet FAQ: All You Need to Know (very high ketone levels and high glucose levels).

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.

In most cases, you don't need to aim for high ketone levels: Do Ketones Matter?

On the other hand, some people may follow the restricted ketogenic diet for therapeutic purposes and they really need to make sure their ketone level is high while their blood sugar level is low.

You definitely don't need to measure ketone levels or even achieve high ketone levels to lose weight on a ketogenic diet!

You may need to check out your macros (maybe add some fat since your protein looks fine and you know you shouldn't go over 100 g): KetoDiet Buddy - Easy Macro Calculator for the Ketogenic Diet You won't need to worry about getting your ketone levels high - contrary to what you may have heard, it won't make a difference and high ketone levels won't necessarily lead to more fat loss.

One of the reasons people hit the wall during the marathon is that in order to maintain that high level of athletic activity they need to go into ketosis, but they don't have enough mitochondria to burn ketones at that high a level.

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The level of ketones in your body doesn't always need to be high - people lose weight even with no or very low ketone readings.

Also, to mention the Atkins diet, in the book I read, the diet begins with a two week very low carb diet [20 grams of carbo perday] in order to transition the body into a state of nutritional ketosis, using ketones not glucose / insulin for energy generation; however, it is not intended to be a permanent such state but rather for the dieter to gradually add in carbs; however, is one added in only up to the limit, which varies from person to person, of carbs to just below the lvel that would transition out of ketosis, then Atkins would work with that in mind and requiring monitoring for blood or urine ketone levels and must needs be high fat,, moderate protein, and low carbs