What is the optimal urine ketone level for a keto diet?
                                
                                
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                                While urine ketone strips are an affordable way for new keto dieters to track initial progress, they are widely recognized as unreliable for long-term monitoring, complicating the concept of an optimal urine ketone level for a keto diet. As the body adapts to fat-burning, excess ketones are no longer excreted in the urine, leading to inaccurate readings.