Michelle started the Keto diet a few months ago and has lost 80 pounds so far! She's kind of become an expert on Keto recipes. I created a page for her to share some of her favorite recipes with friends, family, and the public.
Personally, I'd do the diet for short term weight loss, but it lacks many essential food groups and antioxidants that are important for good health. The Mediterranean diet is more balanced and it tied with the Dash Diet for number #1 Diet for 2018.
Keto Diet Plan
Russel Wilder, at the Mayo Clinic, built on this research and coined the term ketogenic diet to describe a diet that produced a high level of ketone bodies in the blood (ketonemia) through an excess of fat and lack of carbohydrate.
The ketogenic diet as a treatment for epilepsy was discovered in 1921 by Dr. Russel Wilder, MD, of the Mayo Clinic. At about the same time, German biochemist and Nobel laureate Otto Warburg published a study showing that cancer cells, unlike normal cells, use glucose for energy.
The “keto” diet is any extremely low- or no-carbohydrate diet that forces the body into a state of ketosis. ... However, many experts say ketosis itself is not necessarily harmful. Some studies, in fact, suggest that a ketogenic diet is safe for significantly overweight or obese people.
The bad fats, saturated fats and trans fats, raise bad cholesterol (LDL) levels in your blood. The better fats, monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats, can lower bad cholesterol levels and are beneficial when consumed in moderation.
Diets High in Saturated Fat Are Good for Weight Loss. ... These diets are fattening -- but it's because they usually contain sugar and refined carbs as well, not just a lot fat. Diets that are high in fat but also low in carbs actually have the opposite effect.
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