Ketosis: Fat’s new best friend

Our body normally uses glucose from carbohydrates as our
main source of energy. Ketosis is a popular word used in the diet and diabetes worlds.
Our body goes into a state of ketosis to keep itself working when carbohydrates
are lacking. Our body makes ketones when carbs are scarce in order to now use
fat as the main energy source. A normal diet doesn’t cause this, but when experiencing
a pretty extreme caloric or carbohydrate deficit, the body kicks into ketone
mode. This can also occur in diabetics who are not properly using insulin. The
problem is that the body is only meant to temporarily perform this …read more