The document discusses the ketogenic diet (keto diet), which is high in fat and low in carbohydrates. It was originally developed to treat epilepsy in the 1920s and has become a popular diet trend. The keto diet puts the body into a natural metabolic state called ketosis where fat is used as the primary energy source instead of carbohydrates. The document then provides information on how to prepare keto-friendly recipes from a new keto cookbook and considers whether the keto diet is right for different individuals.
2. Fat has returned to this ultra-
low-carb, high-fat diet. Learn
what foods you can eat on the
keto diet plan, whether the keto
diet is right for you, and what to
expect if you ditch the carbs
and embrace the fat.
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3. After years of being restricted
to therapeutic nutrition in
hospitals, the ketogenic diet
(also known as the keto diet)
has resurfaced as one of
America's hottest diet trends.
The diet was developed in the
1920s to treat childhood
epilepsy, and due to its
remarkable success rate—
people on a keto diet have 30%
to 40% fewer seizures—it is still
used in that field today.
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4. But what about its utility for
the general healthy population
looking to improve their fitness
or get more out of life? Let's
take this ultra-low-carb, high-
fat diet piece by piece.
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5. How Does the Keto
Diet Work?
The ketogenic diet is extremely
high in fat (about 80% of daily
calories), extremely low in
carbohydrates (less than 5% of
calories), and moderate in
protein (typically 15% to 20%
of calories). This is a significant
deviation from the commonly
recommended macronutrient
distribution of 20% to 35%
protein, 45% to 65%
carbohydrates, and 10% to
35% fat.
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6. The keto diet's most
important component is a
natural and normal process
known as ketosis. Normally,
our bodies function extremely
well on glucose. When
carbohydrates are broken
down in the body, glucose is
produced. It's a very simple
process, which is why it's the
body's preferred method of
energy production.
When you cut back on carbs
or fast, your body searches
for alternative sources of
energy. Typically, fat is the
secondary energy source.
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7. When your blood sugar drops
due to a lack of carbohydrate
intake, fat is released from
your cells and floods the liver.
The liver converts fat into
ketone bodies, which your
body uses as its secondary
energy source.
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8. How Do I Prepare
Keto Diet Dishes?
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Louise Hendon just came out
with a brand new paper
edition of The Essential Keto
Cookbook.
This new illustrated cookbook
is packed with 100+ keto
recipes from breakfast to
dinner to snacks to desserts.
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Every recipe is designed to help
you feel energized, regain your
health, lose weight, and keep you in
ketosis.
The recipes in the Keto cookbook
will have you and the people you
dine with say yes to keto meals.
Of course, all recipes are 100%
keto (sugar-free, low-carb, gluten-
free, grain-free, paleo,
dairy-free, and legume-free) and
100% delicious.