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The keto diet involves a carbohydrate restriction of fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day to reach and maintain ketosis, a metabolic state in which the body burns fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates.
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 15 Oct. 2024
Because of that, be aware of the number of carbs per serving size of almond flour before consuming it to stay in ketosis while still enjoying baked goods and other breaded foods.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
People who follow a keto diet for weight loss usually restrict their carbohydrate intake to fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day to enter into the metabolic state known as ketosis.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
The ketogenic diet has made ketosis highly popular over recent years.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 15 Oct. 2024
Because of that, be aware of the number of carbs per serving size of almond flour before consuming it to stay in ketosis while still enjoying baked goods and other breaded foods.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
People who follow a keto diet for weight loss usually restrict their carbohydrate intake to fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day to enter into the metabolic state known as ketosis.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
The ketogenic diet has made ketosis highly popular over recent years.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Ketosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketosis. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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ketosis
noun
ke·to·sis
kē-ˈtō-səs 
plural ketoses
-ˌsēz
1
: an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the body in conditions of reduced or disturbed carbohydrate metabolism (as in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus) compare acidosis, alkalosis
2
: a nutritional disease of cattle and sometimes sheep, goats, or swine that is marked by reduction of blood sugar and the presence of ketone bodies in the blood, tissues, milk, and urine and is associated with digestive and nervous disturbances
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