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Can you reference any sources to confirm the body keeps producing glucose from protein once it has switched to ketososis (which you don't have to eliminate prot
by qwerty456127 7y ago
Can you reference any sources to confirm the body keeps producing glucose from protein once it has switched to ketososis (which you don't have to eliminate protein for, the diet just is to be lots of fats and some proteins) the brain always needs glucose and ketone bodies can't replace it completely? I don't mean you are wrong, you just are the first person I've met who tells there is glucose in ketosis (don't confuse it with diabetic ketoacidosis) and I'm curious to know for sure.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoYou need to start with the basics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycemia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycemia and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_hypoglycemia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_hypoglycemia Note how both articles don't talk about fasting or ketogenic diets. Basic idea: even a low blood sugar level (let alone 0) is very very bad news. The metabolism will do its utmost to make glucose, even from amino acids. That's why even people who eat nothing don't have hypoglycemia all the time...