Are ketones bad for
me and what are they? I ask myself well this is what I found out.
There
are two ways to look at ketones. Here, we are concerned with certain ketones
(also called ketone bodies) in the human body, but for the record, a ketone is
"a compound containing a carbonyl functional group bridging two groups of
atoms" according
to Anne Marie Helmenstine, About.com's Guide to Chemistry
There are a number of ketones in the human body, but the ones we are concerned with are generated during fat metabolism. They can be used by most of the cells in the body for energy. Notably, the brain can use ketones for about 70-75% of its energy needs. Ketones are most likely to be generated under certain conditions. That is what ketones are sometimes there good sometimes there bad. But if my blood sugars over 300 I have to check for ketones.
There are a number of ketones in the human body, but the ones we are concerned with are generated during fat metabolism. They can be used by most of the cells in the body for energy. Notably, the brain can use ketones for about 70-75% of its energy needs. Ketones are most likely to be generated under certain conditions. That is what ketones are sometimes there good sometimes there bad. But if my blood sugars over 300 I have to check for ketones.
No comments:
Post a Comment