What is the Ketogenic diet?

The ketogenic diet or keto diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet that helps in weight loss and achieving other health benefits.

Health Benefits Associated with Keto Diet

Ketogenic diets may have benefits against

• Diabetes
• Cancer
•  Epilepsy
•  Alzheimer’s diseases

Types of Ketogenic Diet

• Standard diet (SKD)
• Cyclical diet (CKD)
• Targeted diet (TKD)
• High-protein ketogenic diet

Origin of Ketogenic Diet

Ketogenic diet begin from the 1920s when doctors used it to control seizures among patients who suffered from epilepsy.

Ketogenic Diet For Weight Loss

A true ketogenic diet for weight loss contains 80 percent fat, fewer than 5 percent carbs, and 15 to 20 percent protein.

During the keto diet, body use only fat as an energy source. Keto diet helps you to feel fuller it suppresses your appetite by positive changes in hunger hormones, including leptin and ghrelin. It decreases fat storage in the body.

How Much Weight You Can Loss Through Keto Diet?

By following a keto diet for one month you can lose 10-12 kg. This diet helps you to lose weight at a faster rate but be consistent in your diet plan and strictly follow it.

Which Foods Should We Eat?

• Seafood
• Low-Carb Vegetables
• Cottage cheese
• Avocados
• Meat and Poultry
• Eggs
• Coconut Oil
• Plain Greek Yogurt
• Dark chocolate
• Unsweetened coffee and tea
• Olive oil
• Nuts
• Seeds
• Berries
• Butter
• Cream
• Egg noodles

Problems Associated With Ketogenic Diet

• When a person shifts towards normal diet he/she gains more weight.
• Don’t follow the ketogenic diet for a long time because it forms ketone bodies in your body which may lead towards ketosis which is fatal.

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