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Are you thinking of Ketoacidosis? Ketosis is fine for people to live in and intentionally induced via the keto diet in quite a few people. It does remain slight

Are you thinking of Ketoacidosis? Ketosis is fine for people to live in and intentionally induced via the keto diet in quite a few people. It does remain slightly controversial if we need ketosis for weight management via keto, but I've seen nothing saying ketosis is harmful.

dragonwriter 13y ago
> I've seen nothing saying ketosis is harmful. Really? During ketosis, the body forms substances known as ketones, which can cause organs to fail and result in gout, kidney stones, or kidney failure. Ketones can also dull a person's appetite, cause nausea and bad breath. Ketosis can be prevented by eating at least 100 grams of carbohydrates a day. [1] Ketosis occurs when you don't have enough sugar (glucose) for energy, so your body breaks down stored fat, causing ketones to build up in your body. Side effects from ketosis can include nausea, headache, mental fatigue and bad breath. [2] [1] http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diet... [2] http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-carb-diet/NU00279/NSECTIONGROUP=2 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-carb-diet/NU00279/NSECT...
- tmikaeld 13y ago
  According to the study made by SBU, it is very hard to get into a ketosis stage that is dangerous. You would really have to skip every nutrition and only eat fat - doing that is dangerous and not even recommended by LCHF diet. The amount of carbs you get from sallads are about 5% of a diet, this is the recommended amount that would keep you from going into a high-ketosis stage.
- beagle3 13y ago
  I understand that links to webmd or mayoclinic are considered proof, but really, I don't trust them as anything other than a point to start googling (and googling shows everyone refers to them, and never to any primary source). I haven't eaten meat or taken B12 supplement in over 20 years. According to those sources (unless they've updated in the last two years), I should be dead. (Well, maybe I am, but that's beside the point :) ) They state with the same level of authority things that have been proved without shadow of a doubt, and things which have been accepted hypothesis in the medical community but were never proved. Yes, ketosis (by definition) means your body forms ketones. Yes, initially it changes body and breath odor, usually for the worse, and sometimes (rarely) also causes nausea (but so does kimchy or chutney if you start eating it as a main food). I haven't found any serious studies, but anecdata suggests that all of these symptoms pass within a couple of weeks.

dragonwriter 13y ago

> I've seen nothing saying ketosis is harmful. Really? During ketosis, the body forms substances known as ketones, which can cause organs to fail and result in gout, kidney stones, or kidney failure. Ketones can also dull a person's appetite, cause nausea and bad breath. Ketosis can be prevented by eating at least 100 grams of carbohydrates a day. [1] Ketosis occurs when you don't have enough sugar (glucose) for energy, so your body breaks down stored fat, causing ketones to build up in your body. Side effects from ketosis can include nausea, headache, mental fatigue and bad breath. [2] [1] http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diets http://www.webmd.com/diet/high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diet... [2] http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-carb-diet/NU00279/NSECTIONGROUP=2 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-carb-diet/NU00279/NSECT...

tmikaeld 13y ago
According to the study made by SBU, it is very hard to get into a ketosis stage that is dangerous. You would really have to skip every nutrition and only eat fat - doing that is dangerous and not even recommended by LCHF diet. The amount of carbs you get from sallads are about 5% of a diet, this is the recommended amount that would keep you from going into a high-ketosis stage.
beagle3 13y ago
I understand that links to webmd or mayoclinic are considered proof, but really, I don't trust them as anything other than a point to start googling (and googling shows everyone refers to them, and never to any primary source). I haven't eaten meat or taken B12 supplement in over 20 years. According to those sources (unless they've updated in the last two years), I should be dead. (Well, maybe I am, but that's beside the point :) ) They state with the same level of authority things that have been proved without shadow of a doubt, and things which have been accepted hypothesis in the medical community but were never proved. Yes, ketosis (by definition) means your body forms ketones. Yes, initially it changes body and breath odor, usually for the worse, and sometimes (rarely) also causes nausea (but so does kimchy or chutney if you start eating it as a main food). I haven't found any serious studies, but anecdata suggests that all of these symptoms pass within a couple of weeks.