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Ketoses vs Ketosis - What's the difference?

ketoses | ketosis |

As nouns the difference between ketoses and ketosis

is that ketoses is plural of ketose while ketosis is a metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic weight-loss diet.

ketoses

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Noun

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    • ketosis

    English

    (wikipedia ketosis)

    Noun

  • (pathology) A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic weight-loss diet.

    • See also

    *ketoacidosis