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There is a hard limit of ketogenesis: about 185g of ketone bodies per day [0]. (That's about 2 lbs every 3 days). [0] https://www.diapedia.org/metabolism-insu
by trendia 9y ago
There is a hard limit of ketogenesis: about 185g of ketone bodies per day [0].
(That's about 2 lbs every 3 days).
[0] https://www.diapedia.org/metabolism-insulin-and-other-hormones/51040851169/ketone-body-metabolism https://www.diapedia.org/metabolism-insulin-and-other-hormon...
- derefr 9y agoThat's a matter of liver health, right? So you could theoretically go higher (by combining antidiabetic drugs with beta-adrenergic agonists, and then sitting in a hospital in a cold water bath hooked up to a liver dialysis machine.) Not a viable alternative to dieting and exercise, of course, but maybe an alternative to liposuction or gastric-bypass surgery.
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