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This is what the Keto Diet does to your body...
ZOE Science & Nutrition
What Is Ketotis Like?
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On an average day, the normal person is going to burn a combination of carbohydrates and fat all day long. If you stop eating carbohydrate to a very low, low, low level, then this cycle stops running. And these little two carb units of fats that are breaking down to provide you energy, that usually get burned together with carbs, start to pool up - they make ketones. These four carbon units can be broken down to single carbs and can generate energy,. But it's in a slightly different pathway that excludes the use of carbohydrate. The blood brain barry in the central nervous system don't like to burn fats. They really prefer using glucose instead. So now there's this movement
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