After two weeks of the Atkins plan I'm approaching ketosis. I monitor that with medical Diascreen-10 reagent strips. I've noticed if there's no ketones I'll have a moderate amount of bilirubin (++). If I til over into ketosis (+ to ++) the biliribin level goes negative. I'm not worried about liver disease because I recently had a full panel which was all within normal limits except for elevated cholesterol.

Anyone care to theorize what's causing the elevated bilirubin?

Thanks.