When the levels of blood glucose and the insulin goes down, it results in a condition that is referred to as ketosis. Ketosis is very beneficial in the treatment of obesity and is also used to induce ketone levels before chemotherapy. Ketosis is classified based on the levels of ketone production as well as the method of ketone induction. There are three types of ketosis based on the two methods of classification. Fasting ketosis, nutritional ketosis and the pathological or the diseased ketosis are the three types of ketosis.
Fasting ketosis is the type of ketosis that is caused by long fasts that boosts the levels of the ketone on the blood. When you are fasting for a long time the levels of the blood glucose goes down as well as the insulin levels resulting in fat oxidation followed by high levels of ketone in the blood. Short fasts do not cause a rise in the ketone levels as the rate of synthesis of the ketone is equivalent to the rate of its synthesis. Fasting ketosis is the most appropriate type of ketosis in the treatment of obesity and also in prior of a chemotherapy.
The second type of ketosis is the nutritional ketosis. Nutritional ketosis results from changes in the diet. There are three categories of nutritional ketosis, carbohydrate-restricted ketosis, supplemental ketosis, and alcoholic ketosis. It is also important to note that you can attain carbohydrate-restricted ketosis by taking a well-formulated ketogenic diet. In addition to that, by eating high fat, low carbohydrate and moderate protein food will help you attain carbohydrate-restricted ketosis. Supplemental ketosis is attained by consumption of supplements that helps to boost the level of ketone in the blood. Through supplementation ketosis, you can be able to maintain the levels of ketosis that supports therapeutic benefits. Alcoholic ketosis results from alcohol consumption. Taking alcohol makes the acidic levels of the blood goes high due to the rise in ketone in the blood.
There is also the pathogenic or the diseased ketosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is another name that is used to refer to this condition. The condition is characterized by acidic internal conditions in the blood, the reason why is considered being a bad . When there is uncontrolled production of a ketone into the blood, it results in the diseased ketosis. The pH of the blood is lowered by the acidic condition, as a result of this, the glucose levels of the blood go down causing type one or type two diabetes. It I also worth noting that more ketone is produced in diseased ketosis than in other types of ketosis. As we have seen in this article, ketosis has its advantages and also some disadvantages.