Carolina Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyer UpdatesClaims that ketogenic diets can routinely cause false DUI readings have become staples of internet legal forums, social media explainers, and unsupervised biohacking communities lacking peer review or clinical validation, despite the absence of supporting forensic or toxicology data. The narrative usually follows a predictable formula. Ketosis produces acetone. Breath and blood devices confuse acetone for alcohol. Innocent drivers are misidentified as impaired.
The science behind that story is far more limited and problematic than some proponents acknowledge.
Understanding where ketogenic metabolism matters, and where it does not, involves separating three subjects that are often blended into one. Those are: