Understanding ketosis
The body can only store glucose to last a few days. If we don't eat carbs, the body finds other ways to fuel the body, like ketogenesis. In ketogenesis:
- The liver starts to break down fat from food and our body reserves. The useful energy source is called ketone bodies and can replace glucose as fuel when there's a glucose shortage.
- Once ketogenesis starts, the ketone levels rise.
- The body burns fat instead of the usual glucose.
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