what is ketosis?

A lot of people are confused by the term ketosis." You may read that it is a "dangerous state" for the body, and it does sound abnormal to be "in ketosis. But ketosis merely means that our bodies are using fat for energy. Ketones (also called ketone bodies) are molecules generated during fat metabolism, whether from the fat in the guacamole you just ate or fat you were carrying around your middle.                                                                                     When our bodies are breaking down fat for energy, most of the it gets converted more or less directly to ATP. This is the "energy molecule. But ketones are also produced as part of the process.