When on a ketogenic diet, it is a problem if ketones are going up to 5 to 6 millimoles per liter? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #84

<p>Question: When on a ketogenic diet, it is a problem if ketones are going up to 5 to 6 millimoles per liter?</p> <p>One of the popular ketogenic advocates was saying that if the ketones are getting above 3, then it's from not eating enough protein. I don't really see it that way. I think that protein will suppress ketogenesis, and so will carbs. Five to 6 millimoles per liter is what you see in therapeutic ketogenic diets.</p> <p>In terms of how you could bring the ketones down, more carbs or more protein are going to bring them down. Between...