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Method of expressing the lipid content of a diet, calculated as 1.35 X (2 X % energy from saturated fat – % energy from polyunsaturated fat) + 1.5 √  (mg cholesterol /lOOO kcal).  

Excretion of ketone bodies in the urine. A state in which ketone bodies are excreted in the urine. A condition characterized by excessive levels of ketones in the urine. In diabetes mellitus, fatty acid oxidation is incomplete. As a result, acetone, β-hydroxybutyrate, and acetoacetate, products of incomplete fatty acid oxidation, accumulate. These are the ketone…

Acetoacetate, p-hydroxybutyrate and acetone; acetoacetate and acetone are chemically ketones; although 3-hydroxybutyrate is not, it is included in the term ketone bodies because of its metabolic relationship with acetoacetate. Fatty acid derivatives that can function as energy sources in the body include β-oxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid, and acetone. Ketone compounds formed from fatty acids. Products…

A diet poor in carbohydrate (20-30 g) and rich in fat; causes accumulation of ketone bodies in tissue. A diet with a high fat content, producing ketosis. A special high-fat diet, used in some cases of epilepsy. A diet that promotes the formation of ketone bodies in the tissues. A ketogenic diet is one in…

High concentrations of ketone bodies in the blood. Abnormally high concentrations in the blood or tissues of organic compounds called ketone bodies: beta-hydroxybutyric acid, ace-to acidic acid, and acetone. It is sometimes called ketosis. The condition is frequently associated with diabetes mellitus. Acidosis found in diabetics and associated with increased production of ketone bodies from…

A disease occurring in parts of China where selenium deficiency is believed to be a problem. The cardiomyopathy of the disease is believed to be of viral origin. Selenium deficiency disease resulting in cardiomyopathy.