Ketogenic Diet
Ketogenic Diet: Let me start by saying that this diet can help you shed weight fast! The Ketogenic Diet is a high-fat, low-carb, moderate-protein diet that focuses on helping your body reach a metabolic state called ketosis (regulated by blood glucose levels, insulin, and glucagon). This is when the body is in a metabolic state that causes the cells to burn amounts of ketones (fat cells) for energy instead of carbs. When this happens, the body’s lipid energy metabolism is intact. This will cause the body to break down body fat to stimulate the body’s normal, everyday functions.
Ketogenic Diet
The process begins with you consuming a significant amount of fats and a very low amount of carbs. This will cause your glucose levels to fall and will trigger your pancreas to release lipase. The lipase will begin to break down the body’s stored triglycerides, which will cause a release of fatty acids. These fatty acids then travel to the liver and will cause the liver to produce ketones.
This diet is usually used to help patients that suffer from epilepsy but has also shown to help those that suffer from various diseases like cancer, Autism, and other diseases. However, many health enthusiasts and fitness experts recommend this diet to individuals looking to shed a significant amount of weight and pack on muscle.
Is this diet right for me?
Even though this diet does have many benefits and perks, there are some individuals that may not benefit from this diet, due to certain metabolic and medical conditions. Consuming a high-fat diet to sustain ketosis can be detrimental to your long-term health.
Moreover, many high-fat foods that tend to be low in protein and carbohydrates, are high in saturated fat, and long-term overconsumption of these foods can increase your risk of heart disease and can cause damage to the brain cells that play a crucial role in controlling body weight.
Ketogenic Diet
You should consult with your doctor before beginning this diet if you have or show signs of the following conditions:
- Difficulty digesting fats
- Malnutrition
- History of kidney failure
- Weakened functioning of the liver
- Stomach tumors
- Recent or past gastric bypass surgery
- Gall bladder disease
- Pancreatitis or history of Pancreatitis
- Impaired gastrointestinal motility
Do not partake in this diet if you have the following medical conditions:
- Porphyria
- Beta-oxidation defects
- Insufficient Medium-chain acyl 3-hydroxy acyl-CoA or Long-chain acyl 3-hydroxy acyl-CoA, or
- Insufficient LCAD (Long-chain acyl dehydrogenase), SCAD (Short-chain acyl dehydrogenase), or MCAD (Medium-chain acyl dehydrogenase)
- Beta-oxidation deficiency
- Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
- Any form of Carnitine deficiency
Ketogenic Diet
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