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If you’re not familiar with the ketogenic diet, it’s a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that causes your body to burn fat as its primary source of fuel instead of carbs. 

This process produces ketones, which are molecules that can be used by cells as an alternative fuel source. This way of eating has put healthy fats back on the map, and there’s fascinating science to back up its effectiveness. 

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