ketogenesis
noun
ke·to·gen·e·sis
ˌkē-tō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: the production of ketone bodies (as in diabetes)
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Many individuals have trouble giving up carbohydrates, while the shift from glucose to ketone metabolism is a major step in long-term ketogenesis.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
This also promotes ketogenesis, or the formation of ketone bodies – molecules produced in the liver as an energy source when glucose is not available.
—Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
This also promotes ketogenesis, or the formation of ketone bodies – molecules produced in the liver as an energy source when glucose is not available.
—Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
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ketogenesis
noun
ke·to·gen·e·sis
ˌkēt-ō-ˈjen-ə-səs
plural ketogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the production of ketone bodies (as in diabetes mellitus)
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