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ketosis

ketosis

1 6.3
A safe state where the body makes and uses ketones for energy after eating few carbs
  • noun
  • /kiˈtoʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cetosis
  • I do think it is possible to remain in ketosis while eating an all-potato diet *if* the calories are at starvation level and the potatoes are mostly resistant starch.
  • state of ketosis
  • body in ketosis

OK, Benefit number one of nutritional ketosis is appetite control.

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Examples

  • And that's where the benefit of ketosis comes from.

  • Ketosis, on the other hand, requires the depletion of glycogen from the body.

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  • Working out can also help you get into ketosis faster.

  • Most people are in ketosis when they first get up in the morning because they have been burning fat as they slept.

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  • Despite that, what they found was that the subjects who achieved ketosis had cognitive improvement.

  • I make sure I have adequate protein and fat with it and am firmly in ketosis.

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  • OK, Benefit number one of nutritional ketosis is appetite control.

  • Any concern about ketosis on this diet due to low carb intake?

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  • And it's a hypocaloric diet that puts the body into a state of ketosis, mild ketosis.

  • Eating a high-fat, low-carb diet can induce ketosis, allowing your body to use fat for energy.

Synonyms

keto
vsketosis
  • Specialized
4.2

A body state when it burns fat and uses ketones for energy instead of carbs

notes it as a non pathological state usually caused by carbohydrate restriction

Compounds

6.3

A condition causing high blood sugar and dangerous acid build-up, needing diet and insulin

6.0

A mild adult illness that develops slowly with high blood sugar and usually does not cause ketosis

A mild adult condition of high blood sugar usually controlled by diet and pills, not insulin

How High

ketoacidosis
  • Specialized
2 9.2
ketosis
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Surface Forms

ketosis singular
ketoses plural

Morphology

ketosis = ketone (semi-transparent) = ketone + osis

Formed from 'ketone' + medical suffix '-osis'; the relation to 'ketone' is direct but the suffix '-osis' is specialist and may be unknown to average learners.

Etymology

Ketosis comes from ketone ('a chemical the body makes when it burns fat') plus the ending -osis ('a state' or 'condition'). A helpful way to remember this is acetone, the familiar smell from nail polish remover, which shares the 'ketone' root, so ketosis simply means the body is in the state of using ketones for energy.