So, your urine smells like burnt popcorn—why is this happening, and is it bad? Find out.
I recently had a question from someone wondering why their urine smells like burnt popcorn. Let’s cover why this could happen.
A strong urine odor that’s similar to burnt popcorn could mean that you’re making a lot of ketones. You’re not making too many to put you in ketoacidosis. But, you’re making a high amount, which is also concentrated.
This typically happens after a person has been fasting for 16-20 hours. You may especially have smelly urine when you first wake up in the morning because your urine is more concentrated. If your urine smells like popcorn, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It could just mean that you’re in some pretty hard-core ketosis. It means that what you’re doing is working.
You can even test your urine or blood to really see this.
What you can do:
1. Adjust your protein (you may be consuming too much protein)
2. Adjust your fluids (consume more fluids)
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