Re: Re: okay.. gimmie the skinny

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At 11:13 AM -0400 5/18/01, ruisha@... wrote:

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>I haven't known any post-ops who have experienced this, either but I HAVE

>heard that ketosis (overdose of protein) CAN cause this effect. So, it

>certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility for a post-op who is eating

>excessive protein amounts (to the exclusion of other nutritional sources) and

>massive weight loss.

I was in ketosis when I did OptiFast 15 years ago. Ketone bodies

smell a bit like nail polich remover, and that is the characteristic

breath odor of somebody in ketosis.

--Steve

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