Twin Peak

Agreed. But if you read my posts I never said one was better than the other!

I do believe that the AMA's approach over the last 20 years which has gone a long way to steering people to these fat free cakes and cookies (which is loaded with sugar) as long as they stay away from fats IS A BAD APPROACH. Any diet that is okay with sugar ain't a good one!

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Duncan

TP, I agree wholeheartedly, I would only recommend the AMA diet to someone I wanted dead

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garethhe

I've never heard of checking your urine to see if you're in (bad pun intended) ketosis. What kind of urine strips would do this?

And does blue mean you're pregnant?

dougnukem

You bumped a 4 year old thread to ask this?

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garethhe

the age of the thread had nothing to do with my decision to ask the question. i asked because i was curious about these urine strips.

dougnukem

I believe they are used to measure protein enzymes or something of that nature. At least that's how I understand the ones for pregnancy work. But, I could be wrong.

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garethhe

I see. So they don't measure ketones in any direct way. But I wonder then how being in ketosis would alter one's urinary-tract-protein-enzymes?

dougnukem

Well, I think it's a matter of tracking your proteins to enable yourself to remain in a ketonic state. Or something like that.

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garethhe

apparently, the strips actually do detect the presence of ketones directly in urine. i just googled this up, in case anybody else is curious:

Ketone urine-testing strips, also called Ketostix or just ketone sticks ... are small plastic strips that have a little absorptive pad on the end. This contains a special chemical that will change colour in the presence of ketones in the urine. The strips may change varying shades of pink to purple, or may not change colour at all. The container will have a scale on the label, with blocks of colour for you to compare the strip after a certain time lapse, usually 15 seconds. Most folks simply hold a strip in the flow of urine. Other folks argue that the force of the flow can "wash" some of the chemical away, and advise that a sample of urine be obtained in a cup or other container, then the strip dipped into it.

Ketone test strips can be purchased at any pharmacy, and are usually kept with the diabetic supplies. In some stores they're kept behind the counter, so if you don't see them on the shelf, just ask the pharmacist; you don't need a prescription to buy them.