ketosis

[Zest for Life]

Hi all,
Just read the 'chinese noodles' thread, (yum!) sorry about that!
Anyway talks about ketosis, I always thought ketosis was what CD was based on, if you just ate a vlc diet would you still loose as much weight then? I'm confused!
I thought ketosis was an important part of loosing weight?
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[Lynn_]

Ketosis is not neccesary to lose weight. If you reduce your calories to a level less that you use then you will lose weight.

A VLCD diet such as cambridge and exante will also induce ketosis as they are low carb diets, that are high in protein for very few calories.

Atkins dieters ( I say Atkins, but low carbers generally) rely on being in ketosis to lose weight as their calorie consumption can be fairly high, but a vlcd dieter does not need to be in ketosis to lose weight, its going to happen anyway on 600 cals a day. Being in ketosis on vlcd's is just a bonus as you will burn fat faster.

 

[Goreygirl]

Here's the link from the CD page
Cambridge Weight Plan: Consumer FAQs: Medical Queries: What is ketosis and is it harmful?

As Lynn says it's just another layer to the plan and means your body is burning fat. But it is not the only reason for the weight loss.