ketogenic
High-fat, low-carb
Ketogenic describes a diet or metabolic state that produces ketones—compounds the body makes when burning fat instead of carbohydrates for fuel.
A ketogenic diet is very low in carbs and high in fat, forcing the body into ketosis: She lost thirty pounds on a ketogenic diet.
Often shortened to keto: keto recipes, going keto.
Creamy tropical pit fruit
- baconCured smoked pork
- butterSolid fat from cream
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- cheeseFermented milk solid
salmon · steak · ghee · almonds · macadamia · cauliflower · broccoli · spinach
Minimal starch intake
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- satietyState of being full
cravings · electrolytes · adaptation · maintenance · cycling · refeeding · compliance · lifestyle
Cell's energy-producing organelles
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- beta-oxidationFatty acid breakdown pathway
- acetyl-CoAActivated two-carbon metabolic intermediate
- carnitineFatty acid transporter molecule
oxidation · bioenergetics · substrate · enzymes · coenzymes · citrate · thermogenesis
Brain disorder causing seizures
- seizuresInvoluntary convulsions or takings
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- neuroprotectionSafeguarding neurons from damage
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
avocado
Creamy tropical pit fruit
cheese · salmon · steak · ghee · almonds · macadamia · cauliflower · broccoli · spinach · kale
low-carb
Minimal starch intake
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
satiety · cravings · electrolytes · adaptation · maintenance · cycling · refeeding · compliance · lifestyle
mitochondria
Cell's energy-producing organelles
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- beta-oxidationFatty acid breakdown pathway
- acetyl-CoAActivated two-carbon metabolic intermediate
carnitine · oxidation · bioenergetics · substrate · enzymes · coenzymes · citrate · thermogenesis
epilepsy
Brain disorder causing seizures
- seizuresInvoluntary convulsions or takings
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- neuroprotectionSafeguarding neurons from damage
beta-hydroxybutyrate
Ketone body from fat metabolism
- acetoneVolatile organic solvent
- lipolysisMetabolic fat decomposition
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
glucagon · triglycerides · adipose · liver
- dietary productshealth foods, meal replacements, protein bars, protein shakes, protein powder
- dietsvegan, vegetarian, Atkins diet, paleo, pescatarian
- keto foodsavocado, bacon, beef, broccoli, cauliflower
- low-carb dietinglow-carb, net carbs, carb counting, maintenance phase, glycemic index
- low-carb dietsAtkins, paleo, South Beach, carnivore diet, net carbs
- seizuresseizure, epileptic, convulsion, fit, attack
- ketogenic dietCarb-restricted eating approach