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Test Results, Part 3
Urine organic acids: Fatty acid oxidation intermediates
| 3-Hydroxybutyric acid | BDL | < 10 | mmol/mol creat | |
| Acetoacetic acid | BDL | < 24.9 | mmol/mol creat | |
| Adipic acid | 9.43 | < 37 | mmol/mol creat | |
| Ethylmalonic acid | 3.49 | < 17 | mmol/mol creat | |
| Methylsuccinic acid | BDL | < 6.05 | mmol/mol creat | |
| Sebacic acid | 0.11 | < 16 | mmol/mol creat | |
| Suberic acid | 28.9 | H | < 20 | mmol/mol creat |
The markers measured here will show how well your body can process fat. These markers are sometimes elevated for persons on the Ketogenic diet or Low-carbs diet, but if there is an elevation in the results and a person is not on a Ketogenic diet it means that the body is not processing that fat too well.
If you are unable to process fat effectively your cells cannot put out the energy needed to function optimally. Candida, bacterial toxins, and high oxalates can contribute to fat malabsorption. An anti-inflammatory nutrition plan is critical for improving these markers, along with targeted supplementation as indicated by other abnormal markers.
If you want to read more about Ketones, follow the link here.
Many people are following the Ketogenic diet, many dieticians or functional medicine practitioners have suggested the Ketogenic diet for Autistic people. Click here.
On the Great Plains lab results they list the following under Ketone and Fatty Acid Oxidation:
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Ketones, such as 3-hydroxybutyric and acetoacetic acids, are the end-products of rapid or excessive fatty-acid breakdown. Common causes of elevated ketones are prolonged fasting, protein malnutrition, high fat diet, vitamin B12 deficiency, severe GI Candida overgrowth, and pulmonary infections. Dietary supplements containing L-carnitine or acetyl-L-carnitine may be beneficial. |
| 2. 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid | A moderate urinary increase in 4-hydroxybutyric acid may be due to intake of dietary supplements containing 4-hydroxybutyric acid, also known as gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. Very high results may indicate the genetic disorder involving succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. |
3. Adipic Acid Slightly elevated adipic acid may result from excessive ingestion of gelatin or other “junk” food containing adipic acid as an additive. Elevated adipic acid may also indicate an abnormality in fatty acid metabolism. Dietary supplements containing L-carnitine or L-acetyl-carnitine may be beneficial.
| 4. Suberic Acid, Sebacic Acid, Ethylmalonic Acid & Methylsuccinic Acid | Increased urinary products of omega- fatty acid metabolism pathway may be due to carnitine deficiency, fasting, or increased intake of triglycerides from coconut oil, or some infant formulas. Very elevated values may indicate a genetic disorder. Fatty acid oxidation defects are associated with hypoglycemia and lethargy. Regardless of the cause, intake of dietary supplements containing L-carnitine, or acetyl-L-carnitine may improve clinical symptoms. |
On Alex’s test, the Suberic Acid was elevated 28.9/ 20. This is a very interesting acid, as it can indicate some-one was fasting overnight or AN INCREASE IN OIL USE.
The comments from the Lab technician stated: “The isolated increase in Suberic acid is likely dietary in origin and not suggestive of compromised beta-oxidation capacity.”
The reason why I said that this result is interesting is that because we have been struggling with Alex to pick up weight, we started to give Alex food with a higher fat content like full cream yoghurt and using spread that 70% more fat spread than the more plastic margarine. Also, and I know this is maybe THE reason why this acid is so elevated is that his chicken patties and french fries have been fried, even if it is only a little bit of oil, and not baked.