... Last time out we talked about ketosis, a metabolic state that occurs during starvation (yeah, I fucking said it again - it happens during starvation), where our cells switch to an alternative, fat derived fuel in order to limit their dependence on glucose during times of shortage. We also discussed ketogenic diets, where very low carbohydrate protocols are used to induce a state of ketosis without the need for starvation, and the use of these diets in the treatment of drug resistant epilepsy. For new readers, I would seriously recommend reading Part 1 first, but in summary the ketogenic diet is a useful and sometimes miraculous treatment for specific conditions, but should not be considered a harmless natural alternative. It is not a safe diet, and it comes with many serious and well-studied side effects that need to be managed. Part 1 also briefly mentioned that ketogenic diets may have a potential role in the treatment of other conditions, something that we are going to discuss a little more today...
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