atkins & 'ketose breath'?

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MrsMCDandKids - 12 Mar 2004 18:57 GMT

Hi all

I'm at the end of my first two week of induction (as of this past monday I had
lost 12 pounds the first week!) During the first week I experienced the
"ketose breath" but this week I am not. Is that anything to be concerned about
or is it normal for the breath smell to go away after the first week of
induction?

thank you

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RT - 12 Mar 2004 21:21 GMT

I think this may be the first time I've ever nkown anyone to be concerned
about NOT having bad breath ;-)

AFAIK, ketone breath is not a constant thing, and not everyone "gets" it. I
wouldn't worry at all!

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Jenny - 12 Mar 2004 22:28 GMT

The bad breath often comes from overdoing the protein.
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ketobreath.htm discusses this in
detail.

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Doug Freyburger - 12 Mar 2004 23:04 GMT

> I'm at the end of my first two week of induction (as of this past monday I had
> lost 12 pounds the first week!) During the first week I experienced the
> "ketose breath" but this week I am not. Is that anything to be concerned about
> or is it normal for the breath smell to go away after the first week of
> induction?

You have just learned that almost nothing about Induction is normal in any
way. And you are now progressing into what actually is normal.

Focus on the smell and you may well still be able to detect it. Especially
if you focused on it carefully back when it was intense. If the sticks still
show trace or darker, the smell is still there just much fainter. Now it
is at its normal intensity.

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