Documented uses of the keto diet

Doctors have been prescribing ketogenic diets to treat epilepsy for nearly a century, and increasingly believe it holds promise for people with Type 2 diabetes.

But the older keto regimens didn’t work for most people hoping to slim down, and there’s no evidence the newly popular keto diet will be any different. 

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  • The Keto diet - documented uses

    The keto diet is primarily used to help reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures in children. While it also has been tried for weight loss, only short-term results have been studied, and the results have been mixed. We don't know if it works in the long term, nor whether it's safe.

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  • The Keto diet

    It is a very low-carb, high-fat diet.  People on a ketogenic diet get 5 percent of their calories from carbohydrates, about 15 percent from protein, and 80 percent from fat. It’s this ratio that will force the body to derive much of its energy from ketones. That means eating mainly meats, eggs, cheese, fish, nuts, butter, oils, and vegetables while avoiding sugar, bread and other grains, beans, and even fruit.

    The keto diet, explained

  • Keto in the long run

    Keto diets don’t seem to help people lose extra weight in the long run. In the short term, keto can sometimes help people lose more weight because they cause rapid water loss, which gives people the impression they’ve lost fat.  But by the one-year mark, it performs equally to any other weight loss diet.

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  • Benefits of a Ketogenic Diet

    Weight Loss . Keto naturally lowers blood sugar levels due to the type of foods you eat. Mental Focus : Ketones are a great source of fuel for the brain. Increased Energy & Normalized Hunger : Fats are shown to be the most effective molecule to burn as fuel. Epilepsy : Keto diet has been used since the early 1900’s to treat epilepsy successfully. Cholesterol & Blood Pressure : shown to improve triglyceride levels and cholesterol levels most associated with arterial buildup. Insulin Resistance. Improvements in your skin health.

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