Keto diet: what does this weight loss diet consist of?

"Keto or Ketogenic Diet... yes, yes, that trendy diet where you eat no carbs and lots of fats and proteins to lose weight fast"... everyone thinks they know what this diet is, which has become so popular in recent years.

But this type of eating is much more than that. Almost 100 years ago, in 1921, this diet was already being used as a therapeutic tool, i.e., a medical treatment. In a controlled manner, the ketogenic diet is prescribed in hospitals for severe cases of epilepsy or brain tumors, obtaining very positive results and improvements.

It has become especially famous for its ability to help with weight loss and improve body composition, but the ketogenic diet has many other positive effects on your health:

• Body fat loss
• Controls Insulin
• Anti-aging effect
• Boosts the immune system
• Improves physical performance, emotional state
• Protects against possible tumors or cancer

MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT ANY HEALTHY EATING STYLE HAS EXACTLY THESE SAME EFFECTS.

What are the characteristics of a keto diet?

It is a diet that involves consuming high amounts of healthy fats, moderate protein, and very low carbohydrates.

Let's see what this diet specifically consists of and how it works in our body.

How it works:

• When we reduce carbohydrate consumption to a minimum and the available glucose in our body runs out, that's when the body starts using fats as fuel.
• Fat molecules are too large to enter the cellular machinery responsible for producing energy. It is then that the liver breaks down this fat into smaller, energy-generating molecules, which are called ketone bodies.
• When our body starts producing ketones, it is said that we enter KETOSIS.
• There are two ways to enter ketosis: fasting and the ketogenic diet.
• In fact, both can be done to increase the use of fats as an energy source.

Things to keep in mind:

• A continuous ketogenic diet is not healthy, it is not recommended, and it is healthy to enter and exit it.
• It is not recommended to follow for more than 4 consecutive weeks.
• Then, healthy carbohydrates should be gradually added.
• A very interesting option is to enter a ketosis cycle only two or three times a year and follow a balanced healthy diet for the rest of the time.
• Always do it under the supervision of a nutrition professional.
• IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. – it can be very beneficial and useful for some, but not for others:
  • People with metabolic diseases, thyroid, kidney, pancreas issues.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • People with diabetes or eating disorders.

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