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the fuel your brain burns when it's done waiting for carbs to show up
means A type of organic molecule with a carbonyl group flanked by two carbon atoms, including the compounds the body makes from fat when carbohydrates run low.
from From "acetone," itself coined in the early 19th century from Latin "acetum" (vinegar). German chemists clipped and respelled it as "Keton," and English borrowed that back as "ketone" — so the whole family of these molecules is named, distantly, after sour wine.
- backup power
- liver makes them from fat during fasting
- brain food
- can cover most of the brain's energy needs
- breath tell
- high ketones give breath a fruity acetone smell
- acetone link
- nail polish remover is literally a ketone
- survival mode
- kept ancestors thinking sharp through long hunts
for instance
raspberry ketone — natural ketone in red raspberries that gives them their aroma, also sold as dietary supplement