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Temporary symptoms that may appear at the start of low-carb eating, usually related to water, sodium and glycogen loss rather than infection.
Ketoacidosis is dangerous accumulation of ketones and blood acidity; it is not the same as nutritional ketosis on a keto diet.
Ketone body production in the liver from fatty acids; it rises when insulin is low, carbohydrates are limited, during fasting or prolonged exercise.
The adjustment period during which the body becomes better at using fat and ketones after carbohydrate reduction, with changes in water, electrolytes, energy and exercise tolerance.
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins in our body and play an important role in metabolic processes. They are divided into two main categories: glucogenic amino acids and ketogenic amino acids.
A low-carbohydrate diet strict enough to increase reliance on fats and ketone bodies as fuel.
The ketogenic index estimates how strongly a food combination may support ketosis; it is a guide, not a medical standard.
Molecules formed in the body as a result of fat breakdown. When the carbohydrate intake in the diet decreases (as in the case of a ketogenic diet), the body begins to use fats as the primary source of energy.
Urine ketone strips measure ketones in urine; useful early in keto, but limited after adaptation and less precise than blood testing.
The presence of ketone bodies in the blood; its practical meaning depends on symptoms, tests and the wider metabolic context.
Important organic compounds formed in the human body as a result of fat breakdown. With reduced carbohydrate intake, the body starts using fats as the primary source of energy.
Ketonuria means ketones in urine; meaning depends on diabetes, fasting, keto adaptation, illness and glucose level.
A metabolic state in which the body increases fat use and produces ketone bodies because carbohydrate availability is low, during fasting, low-carb eating or prolonged exercise.
The kidneys filter blood and regulate water, sodium, potassium, acid-base balance and blood pressure; electrolyte balance matters on keto.
Coumaric acid is an organic compound that is widely used in medicine, cosmetology, and the food industry. Coumaric acid is known for its anticoagulant properties, meaning it helps to thin the blood.
