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ketogenesis

[¦kēd·ō′jen·ə·səs]
(biochemistry)
Production of ketone bodies.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Do ketogenic diets provide metabolic benefits beyond those of moderate carbohydrate restriction, and especially for diabetes?
A ketogenic diet is based on a high fat diet (more than 80 per cent fat), moderate protein and extremely low carbohydrates (a 20g) intake.
(6) Wilder went on to coin the term 'ketogenic diet' and treated patients at the Mayo Clinic using it.
A ketogenic diet is not just low--it's very low--in carbs: no more than 20 to 50 grams a day.
The study conducted on mice showed that animals fed on ketogenic diets appear metabolically healthy in the fasted state after 3 days of dietary challenge, whereas obesogenic high-fat diet fed animals showed elevated insulin levels,reported health news.
As well as aiding slimming, ketogenic diets are also supposed to keep blood sugar levels stable.
Unlike diabetes patients, Emily says Wales does not provide any dietary support for people with Glut1 and has called for the Welsh Government to create a designated ketogenic team.
ISLAMABAD -- Besides helping lose weight, consuming a ketogenic diet can also help maintain vision in patients with glaucoma, finds a study conducted over mice.
ISLAMABAD:Besides helping lose weight, consuming a ketogenic diet can also help maintain vision in patients with glaucoma, finds a study conducted over mice.
Carbohydrates and proteins are greatly reduced in a ketogenic diet, which requires the primary source of food energy to be fat and ketones derived from fat.
These days the Ketogenic Diet is in everybody's vocabulary.
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