Tips for a Ketogenic Diet (Page 4)

The keto diet is widely known as one of the most successful dietary strategies for rapid weight loss. After browsing through keto weight loss success stories, you’ll quickly be convinced that keto may be the diet for you. 50 pounds, 80 pounds, and even over 100 pounds have all been lost with this simple dietary change, and there is plenty of free information, meal plans, and recipes that’ll help you do the same – in the short-term. However, the guidance available for long-term keto dieting ...

Nutrition is arguably one of the most complex topics known to man. The science behind it is so intricate that even the most experienced health/nutrition experts, medical professionals, and researchers can have widely differing beliefs on the same topic – beliefs that may all be right to some extent. The keto diet provides us with the perfect example of how so many people can interpret the same thing in completely different ways, leading to endless amounts of confusion and debate. Even a ...

“Is this keto-friendly?” “Can I eat this on keto?” Questions like these are asked on keto diet forums and Facebook groups multiple times a day without a definitive answer. The line between what we should eat and avoid to sustain ketosis gets blurred after we cut out the obvious high-carb foods. To truly figure out what is keto-friendly and what we shouldn’t eat on keto, we must have: (1) a general understanding of foods that are keto-friendly and foods that will almost always kick us ...

Losing weight can be a complicated process filled with questions. Will this food help me burn fat? Is that going to stall my progress? Fortunately, most of your weight loss questions will be answered when you eat the right foods. What exactly do I mean by the "right" foods? You may think they are the foods that make you burn a significant amount of belly fat. However, these foods don't exist. The only way to legitimately accelerate fat loss with food is to consume foods that help you ...

Although the primary focus of keto is to restrict carbs and eat plenty of fat, protein intake also plays a crucial part in your success. By eating too much protein, you may impair ketone production. However, keeping protein consumption low is not ideal either. So, how much protein should you eat on the keto diet? Moreover, will eating more than your recommended amount be bad for ketosis? To answer these questions, let's take a closer look at protein consumption and how it affects your ...

The ketogenic diet has been rising in popularity, and for good reason — it is simple and yields significant results. Whether you want to lose fat, increase energy, enhance brain health, improve your blood sugar levels, or improve your overall health, keto may be the diet you are looking for. However, before we learn how to start a keto diet, we must develop a deeper understanding of what it is and why it is so effective. Knowing the what and why behind this way of eating plays an integral ...

Carbohydrates are everywhere. From rice to bread, east to west, it is difficult to find dishes and diets that don't derive the majority of their calories from carbs. If we could just find a way to keep our bodies from absorbing these pesky calories, then we would be able to indulge in our favorite carb-rich dishes without gaining those extra pounds. Sounds like it's just a hedonic fantasy, right? Interestingly enough, research suggests that blocking carb absorption is possible. Let me ...

Nut consumption has been found to improve our health in a variety of ways, including: helping with weight loss enhancing skin health protecting us from heart disease and cancer improving blood pressure reducing cholesterol, blood glucose, and HbA1c levels decreasing our risk of early mortality However, when it comes to choosing the healthiest nut of them all, there is no clear winner. Each one has a slight edge over the others in varying aspects (depending on the ...

One of the most satiating diets is the keto diet. Keto-friendly foods are typically so filling that keto dieters end up eating fewer calories — and, in many cases, fewer meals — throughout the day. This allows them to lose weight sustainably. However, just because you are following keto doesn’t mean that you are immune to hunger and afternoon energy crashes. If you’re not prepared, and the convenience of processed, carb-dense snacks beckons you, you may very well find yourself with a mouthful ...

The one thing that you may miss the most when you first start the keto diet is the sweets. Fortunately, just because you are cutting out the carbs doesn't mean you have to leave the sweetness behind as well. To satisfy your sweet tooth, all you really need are the right low carb sweeteners — sugar is no longer necessary. Although it is rare to find a keto-friendly sweetener that emulates all of the properties of sugar, there are a handful of low carb sweeteners that you can use to make most ...