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Author Question: Describe how fasting or being on a low-carbohydrate diet can lead to ketosis. What will be an ... (Read 35 times)

Jipu 123

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Describe how fasting or being on a low-carbohydrate diet can lead to ketosis.
 
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Vitamin E neutralizes free radicals and may prevent cancer from spreading to nearby tissues.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
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Once glycogen depletion has occurred (whether following low carbohydrate intake or fasting), the body's stored fat is metabolized to provide glucose for energy. For fat to be used efficiently to provide energy, carbohydrates must be present, so with a low-carbohydrate diet or fasting, fat metabolism becomes inefficient. After a short while, the inefficient metabolism of fat leads to the formation of by-products called ketone bodies, which subsequently build up in the blood, producing the state of ketosis.

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Reply 2 on: Aug 21, 2018
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