Benefits and Risks of Ketone Bodies

ketone bodies are one of the products of fat burning in the body. When there is not enough insulin, your body is unable to use sugar (glucose) for energy and your body breaks down its own fat. Into fatty acids and then to ketone bodies in the liver : acetone ,acetoacetate ,Beta-hydroxy butyric acid , then extra hepatic tissue break them down for energy (Fig.1) • ketone bodies are better than glocuse for energy , because its clean feul for the body and have a lot of benefits . But also they have some risks also ( greater than 2 years )