Common low carb Acronyms

AS - Artificial Sweetener

BCAA – Branched Chain Amino Acids

BG – Blood Glucose

BF – Body Fat

BMI – Body Mass Index

BPC – Bullet Proof Coffee

BS - Blood Sugar

CHO – Carbohydrate

CKD – Cyclical Ketogenic Diet

CO – Coconut Oil

DKA – Diabetic Ketoacidosis (not the same as ketosis)

EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil

EVCO – Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

FBG – Fasting Blood Glucose

FF – Fat Fast                                                                                                                                             F-Following 

GF – Grain Free

HWC – Heavy Whipping Cream

IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IF – Intermittent Fast

IR – Insulin Resistance

LBM – Lean Body Mass

LC – Low-Carb

LCHF – Low-Carb/High-Fat

MCT – Medium-Chain Triglycerides

NK - Nutritional Ketosis

NSV - Non-Scale Victory

OWL – Ongoing Weight-Loss

PCOS/PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/Disease

PUFA – Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

SAD – Standard American Diet    shark week = Your period

T1D – Type 1 Diabetes

T2D – Type 2 Diabetes

TKD – Targeted Ketogenic Diet

WOD/WOE/WOL - Way of Dieting / Way of Eating / Way of Life

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary