When we are not in ketosis, glucose (derived from carbohydrate intake) is our body’s primary energy source.
By restricting carbohydrates and monitoring protein intake, a ketogenic diet aims to put your body in a state of nutritional ketosis, a metabolic process that increases the production of ketones, which are made by the liver and can be used as the body’s primary energy source. When we are not in ketosis, glucose (derived from carbohydrate intake) is our body’s primary energy source.