IT has been observed by various authors 1 and recently confirmed by an extensive investigation in our laboratory, that under the influence of ultraviolet light, secondary alcohols and ketones undergo ...

What Is a Ketone Test? A ketone test can warn you of a serious diabetes complication called diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA. An elevated level of this substance in your blood can mean that you have very ...

Your body typically uses glucose, or sugar, as its main source of energy. When cells don’t get the glucose they need, the body begins to use fat instead. Burning fat produces ketones, a type of acid ...

The ketogenic or keto diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet. Being on the diet for several days puts your body into ketosis, a nutritional state characterized by raised blood ketones and weight loss ...