The document summarizes the pros and cons of the ketogenic diet. It explains that the keto diet is high in fat and low in carbohydrates, forcing the body to burn fat rather than carbs and producing ketones. The pros are weight loss, reduced appetite, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and improved cognitive function. However, the cons include an adaptation period, potential irregularity, reduced performance, weight regain and less muscle mass over time. It also lists people who should avoid the keto diet such as those with diabetes or a history of eating disorders.

1. Pros & Cons of Keto diet
By
Dr. B.S Anuradha
Principal & Head Dept of Microbiology
Chaitanya Postgraduate College (Autonomous) Hanamkonda ,Warangal .Telangana

2. Introduction:
• The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-
carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to
treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children
• The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than
carbohydrates .
• An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state
known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency
of epileptic seizures

3. • Ketogenic diet-High fat and low carbohydrate
• The classic ketogenic diet contains a 4:1 ratio by weight of fat to combined
protein and carbohydrate. This is achieved by excluding high-carbohydrate
foods such as starchy fruits and vegetables, bread, pasta, grains, and sugar,
while increasing the consumption of foods high in fat such as nuts, cream,
oil and butter.
• A ketogenic diet is any diet that causes the body’s metabolism to stop using
glucose and start using fat as a source of energy. Once you have removed
carbohydrates from your diet, your insulin levels decrease and your
glucagon levels increase. This process then leads to an increase in free
fatty acids from your fat cells and thus more free fatty acids are burned in
the liver. This increased burning of free fatty acids leads to the production
of ketone bodies. The keto diet is made up of 75% fat, 20% protein, and 5%
carbohydrates. This combination enables your body to enter a state of
ketosis

4. PROS OF KETO DIET
• Supports weight loss
• Suppresses appetite/enhances satiety
• Lowers cholesterol
• Reduces risk for heart disease
• Lowers blood pressure
• Improves cognitive function duces insulin levels and insulin
resistance
• Enhances mood, mental focus, and sleep.
• Boosts energy levels
• Regulates hormonal balance

5. CONS OF KETO DIET:
• Requires an adaptation process
• May cause irregularity
• Reduced athletic performance
• Weight regain
• Less muscle mass, decreased metabolism
• Increased risk of heart disease and
diabetes:

6. People Who Should Avoid the Keto Diet
• People With Type 1 Diabetes
• People With a History of Eating Disorders
• People Who Have Had Their Gallbladder Removed :
• People With Thyroid Disease
• People With Multiple Sclerosis

7. Before & After Keto Diet
Before Before After
After

8. Before & After Keto Diet
Before
After
Weight Gain No Change even after Diet