In a message dated 7/5/99 6:08:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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>   Ketosis: if your body doesn't get any carbs, it'll produce ketone
>   bodies (can be smelled) and will start to convert protein to carbs. >>
>  ketone bodies are formed when fat is metabolized for energy, not protein.
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..and ketones can be used by the brain for fuel instead of glucose.
They will also spare your body turning muscle into glucose, because with
them present, you won't need glucose at all.  This is a muscle sparing
tool that bodybuilders have been aware of for years.

Anna