- A Keto diet reduces the body’s glucose consumption.
- Glucose is the main source of energy in the human body.
- Glucose(C6H12O6) is a simple sugar with six carbon atoms and one aldehyde group.
- It is also known as Dextroses, or blood sugar.
- The body gets glucose from bread, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.
- The human body can’t store carbohydrates and it demands a continuous supply of carbohydrates.
- In a ketogenic diet, the body uses ketones instead of carbohydrates.
- ketones are water-soluble molecules that are produced by the liver.
- They are formed from fatty acids within the body when our body doesn’t produce enough insulin to convert glucose into energy
- In the keto diet, the body fulfills carbohydrates consumption by pulling stored glucose from the liver.
- If this glucose deficiency continues in the body, the stored glucose gets fully depleted.
- This deficiency causes a drop in the insulin level of the body.
- As a result, the body starts using fats as its primary source of energy.
- The liver starts producing ketones from fats.
- The accumulation of ketones in the blood is called ketosis.
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