Sun, Dec-03-06, 13:20
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Posts: 3,184
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Plan: atkins
Stats: 210/126/127
BF:
Progress: 101%
Location: South of England
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Originally Posted by kaypeeoh
Nobody gets that ketosis is a temporary effect. Eventually the body develops the enzymes needed to completely metabolize ketone bodies. People get frantic when they no longer get the purple color on their urostix, not realizing they've transitioned into complete fat metabolism, not the partial metabolism that forms ketones.
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Interesting! I've been low carbing for nearly 4 years and have maintained for nearly 3. I check every now and again with a ketostick and it very rarely appears particularly pink these days. Its not something I've worried about at all, but I have wondered why, seeing I'm still eating the same as I always have
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