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You've decided to try the  keto diet . The low-carb, high-fat diet can be great for decreasing body weight and might give you a boost in endurance performance, but the body often needs a little bit of time to adapt to using fat as its main energy source. Often, there are some symptoms involved during this period of adaptation. These symptoms are called the "keto flu," a commonly-experienced set of side-effects associated with carbohydrate withdrawal. Reported symptoms include: mood swings, irritability, fatigue, and dizziness. This may sound like withdrawal symptoms from substance abuse; interestingly, recent studies have compared the effect of carbohydrates (particularly sugar) on the brain to that of addictive drugs like cocaine. 1  And these symptoms from the keto flu can last anywhere from a day to a couple weeks. This article was originally published on  HVMN website , thus for more information read it here,  What is Keto Flu and How Do You Cure it?

Ketogenesis Pathway  Many people have heard of a keto diet. Some have used a keto diet for weight loss or high performance. Keto diet provides the body with ketones in the process of ketogenesis. Ketogenesis is a metabolic process or state where the body gets energy supply from the ketone bodies. This is in contrary to the glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, in which blood glucose and glycogen supply the body with energy. Normally, ketosis takes place when the body is breaking down fats at a high rate and transforming fatty acids into ketone bodies. Ketosis is characterized by over 0.5mM concentration of ketone bodies in blood serum with a stable and low concentration of blood glucose and insulin. Ketogenesis occurs when the body is depleted of glycogen or when there are no medium-chain-triglyceride to be converted to provide the body with energy. Furthermore, ketone bodies may be obtained from ketone foods such as  HVMN ketone  or MCT oils or ketone salts . Beta...