Ketogenic Diet Handbook - E-book - ePub

One aim ?f k?t?g?ni? di?t? i? th?r?f?r? t? reduce in?ulin ?r?du?ti?n t? it? b?r??t minimum b? dr??ti??ll? r?du?ing carbohydrate ??n?um?ti?n whil? u?ing f?t? ?nd ?r?t?in? t? supplement th? b?d?'? ?n?rg? r??uir?m?nt. Despite th? ability ?f k?t?g?ni? di?t? t? reduce insulin ?r?du?ti?n, their main ?bj??tiv? i? ultimately ?im?d at indu?ing the ?t?t? ?f k?t??i?. Ketosis ??n b? r?g?rd?d ?? a ??nditi?n or ?t?t? in whi?h th? r?t? of f?rm?ti?n of k?t?n?? produced b? th? br??kd?wn ?f "f?t" int? "f?tt? acids" b? th? liver i? gr??t?r th?n the ability ?f ti??u?? t? oxidize th?m.
Ketosis i? actually a ????nd?r? ?t?t? of th? ?r????? ?f lipolysis (f?t break d?wn) ?nd i? a g?n?r?l ?id? ?ff??t ?f low-carbohydrate di?t?. Ketogenic di?t? ?r? th?r?f?r? f?v?r?bl? di?????d t? th? ?n??ur?g?m?nt and ?r?m?ti?n ?f k?t??i?.