What does it mean to ‘be in ketosis’? And when you are not in ketosis, what does your body do with dietary fat? Can fat only be burned for energy when in keto, or just more efficiently? Doesn’t our body go in and out of keto / fat burning naturally when food intake varies? Low carb vs keto?
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Keto is when your body has next to no quick use energy coming in in the form of simple and complex sugars – ie carbs. So in order to perform its regular function, it activates fat burning processes to utilize the body’s stored energy.
Keto is “more efficient” because it burns fat while the body is sedentary, or not being active.
It also only activates after an extended period of time without carbs, so it can take a day or two to put your body into ketosis. This is because your body has become accustomed to receiving carbs and therefore waits for the next intake. After none are received, the body sounds the alarm bells, essentially, and starts burning fat so you don’t die.
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