On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:22:15 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > Sometimes I have a metallic taste in my mouth, but the dentist says
> > there's no reason for it.
>
> There are plenty of possible causes. One is low carbing. Run out of
> stored carbs in the body and there is a switch to burning fat as the
> main fuel. The slow fat burning path is to convert the fatty acids to
> actyl-CoA which is used directly in the mitrochondria. That path does
> not produce the smell. That path is the only one used to burn fat when
> there are stored carbs present. The fast path is to convert the fatty
> acids to several types of ketones. One ketone is acetone and that's the
> one that puts a taste in the mouth. Some call it metallic, some call it
> garlicy, some call it sour. Dragon breath. It can happen in the
> morning if you had a low carb dinner. If this is the cause it's not a
> problem. Natural result of a successful predator diet or of a fast.

Thanks. I don't low carb on purpose, but it happens occasionally -
however the taste wasn't dragon breath, it was a real metallic taste.
I haven't had gotten it in a long time, so whatever was wrong "isn't"
anymore I guess.

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