Urine dipsticks are not accurate for detecting mild ketosis during a severely energy restricted diet

• Main Authors: Alice. A. Gibson (Author), Elif. I. Eroglu (Author), Kieron. Rooney (Author), Claudia. Harper (Author), Sally. McClintock (Author), Janet. Franklin (Author), Tania. P. Markovic (Author), Radhika. V. Seimon (Author), Amanda. Sainsbury (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary Background Detection of the mild ketosis induced by severely energy‐restricted diets may be a clinically useful way to monitor and promote dietary adherence. Mild ketosis is often assessed using urine dipsticks, but accuracy for this purpose has not been tested. Objective To determine the ac...