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The keto (short for ketogenic) diet is a popular name for this. You only eat proteins and fats as your macronutrients (with room for 20g or less of net carbs pe
by pa5tabear 11y ago
The keto (short for ketogenic) diet is a popular name for this. You only eat proteins and fats as your macronutrients (with room for 20g or less of net carbs per day). You have to consciously choose to avoid carbohydrates, which can be difficult. But the energy/mood stability and quick weight loss are undeniable positive results.
- eivarv 11y agoI keep hearing its adherents claim various benefits of "keto": is there any credible sources (i.e. research) that back these claims up? For instance, what about glucose for mental performance? No offence, but my current (admittedly limited) understanding of the subject leads me to mentally file it under "dubious", along with "no-fap" and such.
- bblough 11y agoI don't want to flood you with a ton of studies (I have lots more bookmarked), but here are several: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15148063 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15148063 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23155696 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23155696 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110922 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110922 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22673594 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22673594 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20101008 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20101008 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19099589 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19099589 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17447017 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17447017 As for glucose, it can be created by the liver as needed using a process called gluconeogenesis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis
- eivarv 11y agoThanks for the links! I'll be sure to look into these.