Instead of going for the Oreo cookies you feel are loaded with fat, you opt for the Snackwells Fat Free Devils Food Cake Cookies and feel like you are a saint for making the least harmful choice. In the last couple of decades, dieting trends have astronomically increased. The average dieter has trained his or her ears and eyes to react to the word 'fat'. Recently, new vocabulary, such as ketogenic, ketosis, and low carbohydrate have stepped into the dieter's world and questioned, or rather challenged, the 'fat' free method of dieting. There are many different forms, all varying in different degrees.
Ketogenic diets focus primarily on the limited intake of carbohydrates in the food pyramid.
What are ketones Ketose is any sugar that contains a ketone group. Ketone bodies are the normal physiological defenses in starvation. Ketone bodies are normal products of lipid and pyruvate and found within the liver. When an impaired or absent carbohydrate intake occurs, the body increases its production of ketone bodies and metabolizes them as an energy source. The concept of ketogenic diets is pretty basic.