Why Does My Breath Smell Like Acetone on Keto (Ketogenic Diet)?

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 5 July 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Dr. Berg talks about why your breath might smell like acetone when on a keto (ketogenic) plan. This is because it is acetone coming out of your body from the normal breakdown of fat. It may smell like nail polish or paint thinner or give you a fruity smell. This means you are still in keto adaption and not fully 100 % using and burning your ketones as fuel.

What you need to do is:

1. Be strict with your carbs - bringing them below 20 grams per day.

2. Do intermittent fasting as this will speed things up and drop insulin.

3. Consume a little more fluid with electrolytes to encourage the body to release ketones out of the urine instead of your breath.

4. Consume more foods with chlorophyll - vegetables.

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0:00.0	So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,
0:04.4	whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product.
0:10.5	Call one of our keto consultants. they'll be able to help you.
0:13.4	Call 540991557.
0:17.4	That's 540299-1557.
0:21.0	That's 54099-155.
0:21.6	Welcome to the Dr. Berg, Healthy Kito and Intermediate fasting podcast.
0:29.0	Now your host, the man taking your health to a whole new level.
0:34.0	Dr Eric Berg.
0:36.0	Hey guys, had another question, why does my breath smell like acetone,
0:42.0	like nail polish or pain thinner.
0:44.4	Is this normal?
0:45.6	You're on the keto program and all of a sudden your breath
0:48.1	has this weird odor.
0:49.8	The answer is yes, you are breathing out acetone and acetone is one of the three types of
0:56.3	ketones okay and it's normal it's a byproduct of burning fat and what that means
1:02.1	is that your body is still in this transition phase,
1:05.8	it's still in keto adaptation. You're not fully 100% burning up these ketones as fuel and they're just coming out of your body.
1:15.2	So realize number one it's safe, number two it's temporary.
1:18.8	Now if you're a type one diabetic and you have this, definitely go to your doctor and get it checked because
1:24.7	what we want to prevent is something called ketoacidosis where your pH goes
1:28.2	way too high and you could have this situation but that's very rare and but if you're not type 1 diabetic you don't have to worry about that okay
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