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Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body uses fat and ketones rather than glucose (sugar) as its main fuel source.Glucose is stored in your liver and released as needed for energy. However, after carb intake has been extremely low for one to two days, these glucose stores become depleted. Your liver can make some glucose from amino acids in the protein you eat via a process known as gluconeogenesis, but not nearly enough to meet the needs of your brain, which requires a constant fuel supply.In ketosis, your body produces ketones at an accelerated rate. Ketones, or ketone bodies, are made by your liver from fat that you eat and your own body fat. The three ketone bodies are beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), acetoacetate, and acetone (although acetone is technically a breakdown product of acetoacetate).Even when on a higher-carb diet, your liver actually produces ketones on a regular basis mainly overnight while you sleep - but usually only in tiny amounts. However, when glucose and insulin levels decrease on a carb-restricted diet, the liver ramps up its production of ketones in order to provide energy for your brain.NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER Pl???? n?t? that I am n?t a m?di??l ?r nutr?t??n?l ?r?f???i?n?l. I ?m ?im?l? r???unting ?nd sharing m? ?wn ?x??r??n??? ?n thi? book. N?th?ng ?x?r???ed here should b? t?k?n ?? m?di??l ?dv??? ?nd you ?h?uld ??n?ult w?th ??ur d??t?r b?f?r? ?t?rting ?n? d??t ?r ?x?r?i?? ?r?gr?m. I ?r?v?d? nutr?t??n?l ?nf?rm?t??n f?r m? recipes ??m?l? ?? a ??urt??? to my r??d?r?. It ?? ??l?ul?t?d u??ng ??ftw?r? ?nd I remove ?r?thr?t?l fr?m th? f?n?l ??rb ??unt ?nd n?t ??rb ??unt, ?? ?t does n?t ?ff??t m? ?wn blood glu???? l?v?l?. I d? m? b??t t? b? ?? ???ur?t? ?? ?????bl? but ??u ?h?uld ?nd???nd?ntl? calculate nutr?t??n?l ?nf?rm?t??n ?n ??ur ?wn b?f?r? r?l?ing ?n th?m. I ?x?r???l? d???l??m ?n? and ?ll li?bilit? ?f any kind w?th r?????t t? ?n? ??t ?r ?mi??i?n wh?ll? ?r ?n part ?n r?li?n?? on ?n?thing ??nt??n?d in th?? w?b??t?.