Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast.

Where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing

healthy weights.

Hey guys, had another question.

Why does my breath smell like acetone, like nail polish or paint thinner?

Is this normal?

You're on the keto program and all of a sudden your breath has this weird odor.

The answer is yes.

You are breathing out acetone and acetone is one of the three types of ketones, okay?

And it's normal.

It's a byproduct of burning fat.

And what that means is that your body is still in this transition phase.

It's still in keto adaptation.

You're not fully 100% burning up these ketones as fuel.

They're just coming out of your body.

So realize, number one, it's safe.

Number two, it's temporary.

Now if you're a type one diabetic and you have this, definitely go to your doctor and

get it checked because what we want to prevent is something called keto-acidosis where

your pH goes way too high and you could have this situation, but that's very rare.

But if you're not type one diabetic, you don't have to worry about that, okay?

Just a little side note.

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