Low-Carb Diets Causing Breath Machines To Fail
From the International Journal Of Obesity, comes the surprising possibility that lowcarb dieters run the risk of failing both an ignition interlock and evidentiary (like back at the police station) breath test. The culprit seems to be the same that causes failure of the breath machine in diabetics: acetone and the acetone by product isopropnyl.
Low Carb diets are effective because the body, after a few days, goes into “ketosis”, utilizing fat as a primary energy source instead of carbohydrates and sugars. While this is fine for the dieting effect, the ketones released in ketosis then are broken down and release acetone and isopropynol into the blood stream.
It is one more thing you need to mention to your DUI Attorney in tampa or or elsewhere in Florida to aid him in preparing your defense.
Click here to read the study on low carb diets causing breath machines to fail in DUI cases in Florida and elsewhere.
