High ketones (but normal glucose)

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If a child with autism has high ketones but normal blood sugar and urine sugar,

can this be just down to a a HIGH protein diet?

Has anyone else seen this

High Beta-ammino-N-butyric acid is a marker also

Thanks

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Hi , ketosis can be a sign that the body is using fats as a primary energy source and is commonly seen on carbohydrate restricted diets such as the ketogenic diet used in controlling some drug-resistent epilepsies, and on Atkins-type and CFGF diets. The ketogenic diet uses a high intake of oils to achieve the effect and it isn't necessarily linked to high protein intake. It can also be seen with dieting, fasting or famine, when the body is starting to mobilize stored energy sources from the liver.Ken

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Sunday, 8 April 2012, 14:27 Subject: High ketones (but normal glucose)

If a child with autism has high ketones but normal blood sugar and urine sugar, can this be just down to a a HIGH protein diet?

Has anyone else seen this

High Beta-ammino-N-butyric acid is a marker also

Thanks