Re: Weight loss and ketones


"Jimmy" <young_river_d@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I found this statement on an article about weight loss and I wonder
> if anyone could comment on its reliability:
>
> "The first way to know that you are actually about to start burning fat
> deposits in your body is hunger.
> To feel a little hungry when you first begin a weight loss diet is
> good! It
> means that your body can't find enough sugars or carbs to keep going.
> Hunger is
> the signal that your body is about to reach into your "fat
> warehouse" to find
> nourishment for metabolism.
>
> Every diet or supplement that results in fat loss is ketogenic .\\

Not true. It is nomal to burn fat without generating a large number of
ketones. People do it literally all the time.

> Any time your body burns fat, chemicals called ketones are produced.
> Ketones are byproducts of burning fat.
> If you are burning significant amounts of fat, these ketones will
> be measurable in your urine.

I am pretty sure that for ketones to appear, your body has to be unable to
utilize glucose. In the ketogenic diet used to treat epilespy, very little
sugar is used. Likewise, in diabetics who are ketogenic, they are unable to
utilize much sugar because of their condition.

That means people who are able to utilize sugar normally don't become
ketogenic when they burn fats.


Jeff

> Ketone test strips are an invaluable tool for all serious dieters.
> They give you immediate feedback on just how much fat you are
> metabolizing
> (burning) at any time.
>
> Overweight people just need to eat less, right? Wrong! In fact, studies
> show that many overweight people eat no more than thin people.
> The problems really start when you try to lose weight by cutting back
> on
> calories. You skip breakfast. Eat a small salad for lunch and a diet
> microwave
> dish for dinner.
> And here is where testing for ketones becomes even more important.
> Because if you are losing weight, but you are not burning fat- you are
> losing
> muscle tissue."
>
> If all weight-loss diets are ketogenic, why there are specific diets
> that are are called ketogenic?
> Can ketones strips be really useful to check weight loss?
> Is a lack of ketones in the urines while losing weight really a sign
> that the body is burning muscles instead of fat?
>
> Thanks
>
> J. David
>


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