Posted by APF on February 04, 1997 at 22:50:58:
In Reply to: Re: LASIX, INSULIN, to achieve the big YO-YO? posted by CAJUN on February 04, 1997 at 16:09:04:
: i hate to interject here but i was a believer that ketosis was the breakdown of proteins into energy which left ketones in the blood stream which arent to great if prolonged for any period of time[ months, wrestler has nothing to worry about,any carb depletion phase will cause this]
Here's what Dan Duchaine has to say in the October 1996 issue of MM2k about ketones and ketosis:
"...ketosis is a metabolic state which occurs when the glucose in the blood is so low (below 50 mg/dl) that much of the fatty acids in the bloodstream (either from stored bodyfat or dietary fat) are converted into a derivative called ketones. Ketones _can't_ [his emphasis] be stored in the body. And they _can't_ be reconverted into regular fats." (42)
Whether or not this state is dangerous is debatable, but I see no scientifically legitimate reason to believe that it is dangerous in healthy individuals.
-APF