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Re: ketosis
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Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:52:12 -0500
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Kenny Brown wrote:

> Can someone please give me a complete definition of
> what ketosis is.  The ones that I have come across
> don't seem to explain enough.

When fats are burned incompletely, ketones are produced.  Fats
are burned incompletely in the absence of sufficient glucose.
When enough ketones are produced that they start being excreted
via sweat, urine, and breath, the condition is called ketosis.

Todd Moody
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