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He burned through a total of 276 pounds (125 kg) of fat only supplementing electrolytes thus not taking him out of ketosis. Peat has mentioned that ketones are a safe fuel and that it is the fat that doesn't turn into ketones and remains as free fatty acids that is the problem. But this man had a whole lot of fat to turn into ketones to live off of while remaining in a resting state and not doing much else. This is because when you're fasting it's best to remain rested so you do not starting burning your muscles away into glucose. When you have no glycogen stored in your muscles and liver when you're in ketosis, you can't do much but sit, sleep, rest, and walk. If you do more, you will turn your muscles into sugar because there's no glycogen. But Peat has also mentioned that the process in which to induce ketosis is stressful outside of the safety of ketones, such as the damaging effect from a rise in cortisol: Ray Peat on the stress of ketogenic diets
I think this study is another example that shows what ketosis' true purpose is; to survive a famine, or, in a modern controlled setting, to therapeutically and drasticaly lose excess body fat which can then reverse type two diabetes, hypertension, joint pain etc.
"Patient A.B. aged 27 years, weighed on admission 456lb (207 kg). During the 382 days of his fast, vitamin supplements were given daily as 'Multivite' (BDH),vitamin C and yeast for the first 10 months and as 'Paladin' (ParkeDavis), for the last 3 months. Non-caloric fluids were allowed adlibitum. From Day 93 to Day 162 only, he was given potassium supplements (two effervescent potassium tablets BPC supplying 13m Eq daily) and from Day 345 to Day 355 only he was given sodium supplements (25g sodium chloride daily). No other drug treatment was given."
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I think this study is another example that shows what ketosis' true purpose is; to survive a famine, or, in a modern controlled setting, to therapeutically and drasticaly lose excess body fat which can then reverse type two diabetes, hypertension, joint pain etc.
"Patient A.B. aged 27 years, weighed on admission 456lb (207 kg). During the 382 days of his fast, vitamin supplements were given daily as 'Multivite' (BDH),vitamin C and yeast for the first 10 months and as 'Paladin' (ParkeDavis), for the last 3 months. Non-caloric fluids were allowed adlibitum. From Day 93 to Day 162 only, he was given potassium supplements (two effervescent potassium tablets BPC supplying 13m Eq daily) and from Day 345 to Day 355 only he was given sodium supplements (25g sodium chloride daily). No other drug treatment was given."
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