Understanding Ketosis: How Your Body Uses Fat For Energy

Understanding Ketosis: How Your Body Uses Fat For Energy

Ketosis.
Answer:

• When ketone bodies synthesis is more than its utilization, its concentration in the blood increases.
• This condition is called ketonemia.
• The excretion of ketone bodies in urine is called ketonuria.
• Ketonemia along with ketonuria is referred to as ketosis.

Features:

• The smell of acetone is a characteristic feature of ketosis.
• It is associated with starvation and severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

1. Starvation:

2. Diabetes mellitus: