Re: John Tesh on low carb diets

randy@xxxxxxx <randy@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Chris Wrote:

Not necessarily. If you're losing weight, even if rather slowly,
you're burning ketones, regardless of whether you're eating low carb
or high carb or nothing but carbs.

I dont' think that's accurate Chris.
There are two pathways to burn fats: Beta Oxidatiion/Krebs cycle and
Ketone conversion/metabolism.
These are distinct pathways and unless insulin is very low and the
body is depleted of carbs/glycogen Beta oxidation predominates.

You're right, but when fats are being burned by beta oxidation ketone
burning is not turned off, just turned lower.

If your calories out > calories in and your not in ketosis, your
burning fat via beta oxidation/Krebs cycle. When most fokls lose
weight that's how it's done. I'll dig up some references if you like,
but this is standard physiology 101.

I agree but note that definitions vary as to what stage in the
shifting proportions of the two pathways constitute being in ketosis.

--
Chris Malcolm
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