Keto Diet-The new trend

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 Obesity and overweight are very common problem all over the world 🌎. Dieticians and nutritinalists are coming up with variety of method to cope up with it. One of the most recent development in this field is  Keto diet.

What is keto diet ?

Keto diet is low carbohydrates and high fat diet the carbohydrates intake is cutted to large quantities and high fat diet is favoured

It looks like misnomer but is not how ?

Carbohydrates are the instant source of energy by decreasing carbohydrates intake our body's daily energy requirements are fulfilled by the stored Fat. 

With in weeks our body shifts its energy requirement from Carbohydrates to Fat.

How is carbohydrates requirement fulfilled?

Carbohydrates are required for Numerous metabolic reactions and it has its own functions in our body by lowering its intake it can hamper many functions but body makes its own way to manage its normal level by gluconeogenesis.

Gluconeogenesis: production of glucose from non carbohydrates sources like Fat and protein 

This is performed by our liver. In this way body's normal carbohydrates requirement are met.

Advantages:

1) Keto diet has proven its results within 1st week of its onset.

2) Triglycerides tend to drop dramatically 

3) Abdominal Fat is burnt at high amount 

4) As carbohydrates intake is low body's insulin level drops 

5) May lower Blood pressure 

6) Increased level of Good cholesterol (HDL)

Disadvantages:

1) Long term effects of keto diet is still in clinical trials

2) Many people experience Keto flu due to change in energy source by Body 
Common symptoms include:
Nausea, Vomiting, Fatigue, Foggy brain, Headache etc.

3) Loss of water layer of our body decreases Sodium level which further leads to dehydration.

4) May have negative impact on heart 

All though many celebrities are practicing keto diet and many nutritinalists and dieticians are promoting it still its long term impact are not studied so it is not possible solution which commen people will prefer.

Thank you for reading.




 







































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