Fri, Nov-14-03, 16:31
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 235/135/135
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Progress: 100%
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Beacuse the enrtry of fatty acids into the brain is very limited, muscle strats to be catabolized to provide the materials to make glucose. This loss of lean tissue cannot be maintained long.
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Wrong!
Have you ever heard of gluconeogenesis? That is the process by which the body makes any glucose necessary for use as fuel for organs from protein. And as we low carbers eat plenty (not necessarily "high," but plenty) of protein, our bodies have no difficulty manufacturing glucose as needed.
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Further, very high levels of ketones in the blood will affect an individual's biochemistry and physiology because they are acidic.
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Oh dear, you are making the very basic mistake of confusing ketosis with ketoacidosis.
Two totally different conditions.
If you are so uninformed about this as to trot out that tired old warning, I can only smile. 
Please do a little more research. You'll find plenty here on this site about the difference between the two. Just use the  at the top of the page.
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