e body ends up utilizing its fat stores by breaking them down into compounds called ketones.
So, in sum, the ketogenic diet’s goal is to get one’s body into this fat burning mode also known as ketosis. But sometimes, a person may not have entered ketosis even after following a well regimented keto program. This could be attributed to various reasons such as a person’s age, metabolic activity, etc. And although the timing of the results may vary, getting into ketosis is an eventuality for anyone who religiously follows it without losing hope. So, to help people understand if they’ve entered ketosis or not, keyto developed a breathalyzer that can tell them the same.
The San Francisco based company led by two Silicon Valley Doctors, Ethan Weiss and Ray Wu, managed to pull this off essentially by reconfiguring a breathalyzer that was meant to detect alcohol. Such devices that were originally intended to measure ethanol were modified to detect acetone. And since acetone is a type of ketone that get released when one follows a keto plan, it could easily tell whether the production of ketones within our body has begun.
This clever little device that is powered by a battery also comes bundled with a smart phone app for convenience. In order to check for ketosis, all the user has to do is take a deep breath and blow into the provided tube for 10 seconds. Following this, depending upon the level of ketones produced, the app provides values ranging from 1-10 based on how much acetone vapor is detected on the breath and can also suggest optimal food alternatives based on this score.
There is no doubt that health related concerns have been growing across the world. The ketogenic diet, being one of the most promoted forms of diet in recent times, has helped this situation not only by helping people lose weight but also by regulating insulin levels in diabetics. But obviously, the effectiveness of any strategy lies in how diligently it is followed. And since
Keyto’s revolutionary device effectively informs people about their progress, it can easily help them stay on track and soldier on. Moreover, as the company grows and adds more functionality, the likelihood of Keyto helping many more people around the world will only increase.