Keto resources review

Keto diet

Confusing yourself with proper endless promotion of weight loss strategies and diet plans?  In this series, we take a look at some popular diets - and review the research behind them.

 What is this?

 The ketogenic or "keto" diet is a low-carbohydrate, fat-rich diet plan that has been used to treat specific medical conditions for centuries.  In the 19th century, a ketogenic diet was commonly used to help control diabetes.  In 1920, it was introduced as an effective treatment for epilepsy in children in which the drug was ineffective.  Kitogenic diets are tested and used in close monitoring for cancer, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, and Alzheimer's disease.

 However, this diet is gaining considerable attention as a possible weight loss strategy due to the low carb diet, which began in the 1970s with the Atkins diet (a very low carbohydrate, high protein diet, which was a commercial success  Was. And popularized low-carb diets to a new level).  Today, other low-carb diets, including the Paleo, South Beach, and Dukan diets, are high in protein but moderate in fat.  In contrast, the ketogenic diet is specific for its exceptionally high fat content, typically 70% to 80%, although with only a moderate intake of protein.

  how it works

 The basis of a ketogenic diet for weight loss is that if you deprive the body of glucose - the main source of energy for all cells in the body, which is derived from eating carbohydrate foods - an alternative fuel called ketones is stored fat (  Fat). Thus, the word "keto" -genic).  The brain demands the most glucose in a steady supply, about 120 grams per day, because it cannot store glucose.  During fasting, or when very little carbohydrate is eaten, the body first draws stored glucose from the liver and temporarily breaks down the muscle to release glucose.  If this continues for 3-4 days and the stored glucose is completely depleted, the blood level of a hormone called insulin decreases, and the body begins to use fat as its primary fuel.  The liver produces ketone from fat, which can be used in the absence of glucose.  [1]

  When ketones accumulate in the body blood, it is called ketosis.  Healthy individuals naturally experience mild ketosis during periods of fasting (eg, sleeping at night) and very strenuous exercise.  Proponents of the ketogenic diet state that if the diet is carefully followed, the blood levels of ketones should not reach harmful levels (known as "ketoacidosis") because the brain will use ketones for fuel, and  There will usually be enough insulin to prevent healthy individuals.  By making excessive ketones.  [2] How quickly ketosis occurs and the number of ketone bodies that accumulate in the blood varies from person to person and depends on factors such as decreasing body fat percentage and metabolic rate.  [3]