by Alice and Fred Ottoboni | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
The metabolic energy control system of the human organism is designed to be fueled by either glucose (carbohydrates) or fatty acids (lipids).1, pp. 160 In a healthy individual, the fuel of choice is largely determined by diet composition and intake schedule. Because...
by Alice and Fred Ottoboni | Feb 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
The following text is excerpted from Lipids (Chapter 8) of Modern Nutritional Diseases, 2nd Edition. Ketone Bodies and Ketosis: Ketones are organic chemicals in which an interior carbon in a molecule forms a double bond with an oxygen molecule. Acetone, a familiar...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Perhaps nothing is more damaging to the new low-carber than the intentional spread of fear, uncertainty and doubt regarding the state of ketosis compared to the dangerous state of ketoacidosis. The former is a natural and healthy state of existence, the latter is a...
