just to continue my arguement....having to many Ketones in your blood will cause an effect in the liver called deanimation (Break down of proteins for energy) and causes your kidneys to work harder to cleanse your blood it messes up your bloods ph. Does this sound bad? It is! And it gets worse because if your carbs are too low those extra Bcaa's and Glutamine and fats you are dumping in your system can't be properly utilized. Try a carb rotation diet by reducing carbs to 100 gr for 3 days and increasing them to 200-300 for 4 days. But don't believe me put down Mr. Atkins book and pick up an Anatomy and physiology book and look under metabolism that diet will fry your hard earned muscle! I can tell you 100 ways to do this w/out the ketones Don't compromise your health