Which diet puts you in a better mood? Nov 11, 2009
These diets are known as ketogenic plans because, in the absence of carbohydrates, the liver breaks down fat into fatty acids and substances known as ketone bodies. Short-term studies have found that low-carb diets can have positive and negative effects on mental function and mood, but little is known about how the diet affects mood in the long run. (CNN)
All about Yo-Yo dieting! Oct 21, 2009
When fat is oxidised, ketone bodies are produced in the body which loads the kidney and causes bad breath. (Sneha Jain is a consultant nutritionist with Centre for Obesity tes Support) Sneha Jain, Co-ordinated by Sonal Ved. (India Times, India)
Epilepsy: The Cause and Effect Sep 14, 2009
When there is not sufficient glucose available, the fats cannot be completely burned and ketone bodies (acetoacetate and beta hydroxy butyrate) are left as the residue of incompletely burned fat. The ketogenic diet provides exogenous fats (fat from outside the body) for the body to burn, but limits the available carbohydrate so that ketone bodies build up. (Suite101.com)
Feline Diabetes Aug 9, 2009
If diabetes remains uncontrolled the animal may become ketotic - cells begin to use fat as fuel for energy production, ketone bodies then begin to accumulate in the blood. If your cat is ketotic it may have these additional symptoms: depression, weakness, vomiting, rapid breathing, and the breath may have an odor of acetone to it. (Suite101.com)
