I have been doing the 5.2 for 3 weeks 6lb lost but have noticed I get a horrid taste in my mouth on my second fast day I am doing BB fast days , does this happen to anyone else ?
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Twigglet, not the taste but I do know that my breath becomes pretty toxic. I think it has something to do with the Ketosis when your body burns fat and you ingest very low carbs.
Can those people in the know please correct me here if I am wrong.
So I make sure I use a mouth wash along with brushing my teeth as well as standby gum.
See the below excerpt from http://www.webmd.com
Bad breath in the low/no-carb sect is often caused by certain chemicals that are released in the breath as the body burns fat. They are called ketones, and entering into a fat-burning state of ketosis is the hallmark of the Atkins diet. So the good news is that if your breath stinks, you’re probably doing a good job of sticking to that low-carb diet.
“Carbohydrates aren’t readily available, so you start to use other fats and proteins as your source of energy, and as a result you are going to get a breath problem,” explains Kenneth Burrell, DDS, the senior director of the council on scientific affairs of the American Dental Association.
Hope this helps
2 definitive ways… Firstly stop the diet… But that’s not really helpful!!!! Secondly reach your goal!!!! I find mints help but need to watch the kcal amount and add it into your daily restrictions… Also heard of chewing mint leaves but never tried it!! I think you may be stuck with brushing teeth and everything else you are doing.
Maybe consider not doing your fast days back to back (if that’s what you meant by BB). Two separate days should still provide similar results and may ensure the amount your body goes into ketosis is not as severe resulting in less ketones being produced.
I talk about ketosis in my blog http://www.richjohnson29.wordpress.com
RJ
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