Thu, Jul-25-02, 11:50
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Posts: 48
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 384/376/285
BF:
Progress: 8%
Location: Missouri, USA
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? about burning fat
from the Dr. Atkins Site
Quote:
Ketosis is really a shortening of the term lipolysis/ketosis. Lipolysis simply means that you're burning your fat stores and using them as the source of fuel they were meant to be. The by-products of burning fat are ketones, so ketosis is a secondary process of lipolysis. When your body releases ketones in your urine, it is chemical proof that you’re consuming your own stored fat. And the more ketones you release, the more fat you have dissolved.
If you are restricting the amount of carbohydrates you eat, your body turns to fat as its alternative source of energy. In effect, lipolysis/ketosis has replaced the alternative of burning glucose for energy. Both are perfectly normal processes.
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If I am eating fat, and (in ketosis) my body is burning fat, what happens to the fat the I eat? Is it possible to be in ketosis just from burning the fat that we eat instead of burning up the fat stores? Does the fat that we eat have to be burnt before the stored fat is burnt?
Thanks,
Emily
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