But does the keto diet work for everyone? Unfortunately, nutrition experts say no. It can be restrictive, tough to sustain, and downright unhealthy for some people. The ketogenic diet was developed in the s as a treatment for epilepsy, according to registered dietitian Lainey Younkin, owner of Lainey Younkin Nutrition. Proponents of keto say the… Read More »
Research has demonstrated that adopting this low-carb, high-fat diet can promote fat loss and even improve certain conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline 1, 2. This article explains what to eat and avoid while following a keto diet and provides a one-week keto meal plan to get you started. The keto diet,… Read More »
The ketogenic diet is all about quick weight loss. How does it do that? Proof: One study found that the keto diet could actually burn 10 times more fat than other plans. But the keto diet doesn’t come without sacrifice—specifically in the carb category. For comparison’s sake, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that 45… Read More »
In the four-year study, the Hopkins Children’s team followed epileptic children with intractable seizures on the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet designed to control such seizures. While most children developed high cholesterol after starting the diet, cholesterol gradually improved in nearly half of them, returning to normal or near-normal levels, with or without modifications to their… Read More »