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The in Ketosis is a metabolic situation of the organism caused by a deficit in the supply of carbohydrates, which induces the catabolism of fats in order to obtain energy, generating compounds called ketone bodies, which break down fats into shorter chains, generating acetoacetate that is used as energy by the brain (in states of fasting it contributes 75% of the energy) and the rest of the organs of the human body.

In this way, the body stops using carbohydrates as a primary source of energy, replacing them with fats.

In the state of ketosis the body is able to "burn" fats easily, including the individual's own reserves. That is why there are many weight loss diets that induce this state with the aim of reducing body fat.

Ketosis is a metabolic state in which some of the body's energy supply comes from ketone bodies in the blood, in contrast to a state of glycolysis in which blood glucose provides energy. Generally, ketosis occurs when the body is metabolizing fat at a high rate and converting fatty acids into ketones.
Ketosis is a nutritional process characterised by serum concentrations of ketone bodies over 0.5 mM, with low and stable levels of insulin and blood glucose.It is almost always generalized with hyperketonemia, that is, an elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood throughout the body. Ketone bodies are formed by ketogenesis when liver glycogen stores are depleted (or from metabolising medium-chain triglycerides). Ketones can also be consumed in exogenous ketone foods and supplements.