Ketones
Kidneys
Ketones:
Dietary ketosis occurs when fat breaks down and is turned into ketones
for use as fuel by your body. Ketones are produced whenever body-fat
is burned. This is a completely natural and required process.
Dr. Lupert Stryer, Professor of Biochemistry at Stanford University
states, “Ketones are normal fuels of respiration and are quantitatively
important sources of energy.” Reference: Textbook
of Medical Physiology, Arthur C. Guyton, John E. Hall, W B Saunders
Co., January 15, 1996, ISBN: 0721659446. (Stryer's) Biochemistry - 4th
edition, & Protein Power, pgs. 195-196, Michael R. Eades, Mary
Dan Eades, Warner Books, May 2001, ISBN: 0446678678.
Translation: Ketones are needed by your body and contrary to what you
may have heard, are very useful to your organs!
The benefits of being in a state of dietary ketosis are:
- Fat loss
- Decreased hunger
- Less cravings for carbohydrates
- Increased energy
- Improved mood
Ketoacidosis (not to be confused with ketosis)
is a life-threatening condition where blood pH becomes too low. This
typically happens because in Type 1 diabetics the blood sugar level
stays too high for too long.
Ketoacidosis will not occur when there is even a small amount
of insulin available to the body, whether the insulin is naturally produced
or administered artificially.
Ketoacidosis cannot occur unless:
- You are Type 1 diabetic producing zero insulin and without access
to insulin.
- You suffer complete starvation for 3-5 days.
Note:
Sufficient salt is required for the circulatory buffer system to work
properly. Not getting enough salt in your diet may play a part in ketoacidosis.
Reference: MedlinePLUS Medical Encyclopedia: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
"On
changing SLOWLY from a carbohydrate diet to an almost [even] COMPLETELY
FAT diet, a person's body adapts to the use of far
more acetoacetic acid than usual, and in this instance, ketosis normally
does not occur. For instance, the Eskimos, who sometimes live
almost entirely on a fat diet, do not develop
ketosis. Undoubtedly, several factors enhance the rate of acetoacetic
acid metabolism by the cells. Even the brain cells, which normally derive
almost all of their energy from glucose, after a few weeks can
derive 50 to 75 percent of their energy from fats." Reference:
Textbook of Medical Physiology, page 869
Glucose
(sugar from carbohydrates) causes diabetes!
“Our results underscore the importance of tight glucose (sugar)
control in limiting beta-cell destruction ….” Reference:
Diabetes 2001; 50:1683-1690.
Kidneys:
Protein is GOOD for KIDNEYS. Reference: Basic Medical
Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach, pg. 653. Dawn B. Marks, Allan D.
Marks, Colleen M. Smith, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, August,
1996, ISBN: 068305595X
High blood sugar and high blood pressure damage the kidneys’...
When the kidneys are damaged, the protein leaks out of the kidneys into
the urine. Damaged kidneys do not do a good job of cleaning out waste
and extra fluids, so not enough waste and fluids go out of the body
as urine. Instead, they build up in your blood. Reference:
NIDDK, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, Information Way,
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560.