Is Ketosis Dangerous? (Science of Fasting & Low Carb Keto)

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Ketogenic diets and fasting have gained a lot of attention and foods like coconut oil, MCT Oil, Grassfed butter and the like have come along for the ride. But some people are still worried about adverse health effects considering this movement runs entirely against conventional health "wisdom." Our biology might just prefer ketones to glucose/carbohydrate.

Credit to Robert Sapolsky for the story of the Thymus gland. He has two wonderful books in which this point arises:
"Why Zebras don't get Ulcers" : http://amzn.to/2ux2Tge
"The Trouble With Testosterone" : http://amzn.to/2swsIvF