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To: Jonty30

For diabetics and those on the Adkins diet, the smell is probably due to ketosis, a condition in which the breakdown of proteins for fuel generates ketones. Some people register the smell of ketones on the breath as similar to alcohol.


9 posted on 04/01/2023 7:29:39 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham

keto breath


17 posted on 04/01/2023 7:48:38 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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