I was researching the ketogenic diet and came across article on the benefits of the diet. The ketogenic diet is a popular low carb diet that forces the body to produce keytones in the liver for energy. The goal of a person on the keto diet is to get in a state of ketosis. Ketosis is the natural process that the body initiates when food intake is low. During ketosis, the liver produces keytones for energy from fat. While on the ketogenic diet, we do not starve the body of food. Instead, we … [Read more...]
The Benefits and Risks of the Keto Diet: What You Should Know
The ketogenic diet is becoming one of the lastest fads. It is promoted by the Body Reboot™ system as well as others. The keto diet, as its sometimes called, is a low-carb and high fat diet. It usually is based on the 75-20-5 rule. You should eat 75% fat, 20% percent protein, and only 5% carbohydrates in calories each day. That is in in stark contrast to typical American diet, which is usually 50 - 65% carbohydrates. After about a week on the ketogenic diet, the body goes into ketosis, … [Read more...]
