Consuming exogenous ketones will NOT speed up your ketosis. It may put you in ketosis, but it doesn’t do the following:
- Your body needs to quit carb-glucose-addiction
- Your body needs to learn to metabolise more stored fat to the liver
- Your liver needs to learn to turn the fat into ketones
- Your body needs to learn to prefer ketones over glucose for energy
Consuming exogenous ketones may put you in a state of ketosis (measured blood ketones is high), but it will only last 2h before the body purges the ketones.
Even if you can afford to consume exogenous ketones over a long term, it’s likely you will be practising dirty/lazy keto and still consuming carbs. When you stop consuming the exogenous ketones, everything will bounce back.
You may want to watch this video for a more detailed explanation: What’s The Deal With Exogenous Ketones?
