ketosis:fruit & veggies - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Ankh · 07-07-2006, 11:31 AM

hi there

i am hoping someone can clarify this:

is it possible for someone to experience ketosis if only eating fruit anf vegetables (since fuit and veggies are carbs)?

It would obviously depend on the amount of fruit and veggies eaten,bt realistically, is it easy to reach ketosis only on those foods and how much of these foods would possibly have to be consumed to prevent ketosis?

also....would you consider ketosis as a good thing or a bad thing?

6foot3 · 07-07-2006, 11:54 AM

Not sure where your getting your info but fruit and vege's alone will not put you in ketosis. Without going into an bio-cellular dissertation ....only fat and protein will/can be used as primary fuel as once your blood glucose and muscle glycogen stores are used up then you'll incorporate ketones (fats) for fuel.You would not want to be in ketosis as your 300 trillion cells love glucose for fuel (ATP). Again only during fasting or high fat/protein diets will alllow ketosis to happen.

Ankh · 07-07-2006, 01:06 PM

thanx for you reply.

i get what you saying, but i mean that if no extra protein and fats are being consumed?is it possible to run out of the sufficient glucose needed before going into ketosis by only consuming fruits and veggies?

serafina · 07-07-2006, 01:28 PM

If your diet is too low in calories, which a solely fruit and vege diet could easily be, I think that ketosis can occur.

6foot3 · 07-07-2006, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ankh

is it possible to run out of the sufficient glucose needed before going into ketosis by only consuming fruits and veggies?

O.K. i think i see where your going here on this and i'm not sure how low of calorie count with just carbs you'd have to go . I would think you'd be in a starvation state to get that low so my question is why is this a concern to be in ketosis. Although fats are a denser calorie than carbs, carbs are still the bodies prefered fuel. Look at power lifters and NFL football players for example... as they all use carbs for ATP energy and they do not go into ketosis for energy or they would suffer energy loss. I wish you'd be more specific as to why this thought. You have me curious.....later !!