What is the Ketogenic Diet?

Is the Ketogenic Diet right for you?

The Ketogenic Diet has been buzzing lately in the news, but not many know what exactly it exactly covers. The Ketogenic Diet (keto for short) is a diet that emphasizes low-carbohydrate intake and high fat intake. It has been compared to the Atkins diet and other low-carb diets.

The purpose of this diet is to achieve a metabolic state known as ketosis. By drastically reducing our carbohydrate intake and supplementing carbs with fat, we are able to enter this state of ketosis. When triggering this state of ketosis, we are able to shift our body’s metabolism away from burning carbs and have it focus on burning fat more efficiently. This process turns fat into ketones in the liver, which then is used to supply energy to the brain.

Although we’ve given a basic overview on what the Ketogenic Diet is, The Health Nerd goes further into depth on what the Keto Diet entails and how it works.

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If you’ve read any weight loss blogs or been on Youtube lately, you’ve probably come across the term Ketosis.

So, today we’re going to answer the question; what is the keto diet and how does it work? If you’ve never heard of Ketosis, well, this is basically a question about the benefits of a low-carbohydrate diet.

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