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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 and should not be confused with Ketoacidosis.
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 moodKetoacidosis (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 869Glucose (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.
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