Thu, Aug-16-18, 09:32
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Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
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I like Amy Berger's three part explanation, though this link also has her new updated one post answer.
Being Fat Adapted Versus "In Ketosis" (Pt.1/3)
http://www.tuitnutrition.com/2016/0...-a-ketard1.html
I am fat-adapted like Amy, the situation described by Dr. Westman.
"Dr. Westman responded by talking about being fat adapted, but did not really answer the question about not producing ketones for those 2 months. That scenario does not seem very likely to me."
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You can be fat-adapted without being in ketosis. I know for a fact people can be fat-adapted but not in ketosis because I have personally experienced this many times. In fact, I would say this is my default state most of the time: fat-adapted, but not in ketosis. I follow a low-carb diet, but I’m not always at ketogenic levels of carbohydrate intake, and some days I probably consume enough protein that I wouldn’t see a noticeable change on the ketostix. My carbohydrate intake and resultant insulin levels are low enough to allow my body to be fueled primarily by fat, but my carbohydrate intake is not so low as to have excess acetoacetate perpetually registering in my urine.
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My fasting insulin has run between 2-4 for years now, BG is below 100, I am fat-adapted but not always "in ketosis".
Maybe what you are missing is: "There’s an often overlooked but critically important point that rarely gets discussed: free fatty acids.
The body runs on three primary fuels, but we can measure only two of them ourselves. We can measure ketones and blood glucose, but the one that provides the majority of energy in people on ketogenic diets is the one we can’t measure: fatty acids (fats).
http://www.tuitnutrition.com/2017/0...ng-ketones.html |